COLOMBO (News 1st) –  A suspect was arrested in Saliyapura, Anuradhapura with 150 grams of the narcotic substance ICE.

The raid was carried out based on a tip-off. The police stated the suspect was arrested while he was travelling by bus from Puttalam to Vavuniya. The suspect is a 26-year-old resident of Puttalam.

He is to be produced before the Anuradhapura magistrate court.

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