Youth in possession of heroin nabbed in Wennappuwa

Youth in possession of heroin nabbed in Wennappuwa

July 13, 2020   09:57 am

A youth has been arrested in Wennappuwa while in possession of over 144g of heroin.

The arrest was made on Sunday (12), following a tip-off received by the Wennappuwa Police.

The arrestee has been identified as a 23-year-old from Lansigama village in Katuneriya.

He will be produced before Marawila Magistrate’s Court today (13) and Wennappuwa Police is probing the incident further.

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