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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