37 kilograms and 219 grams of Kerala Cannabis seized during the raids conducted by the Police Special Task Force on 30.06.2025

A suspect in possession of 16 kg and 890 g of Kerala cannabis was arrested during a raid conducted in the Kerawalapitiya area by the officers of the Special Task Force in the Wattala camp in the morning of 30.06.2025 and produced to the police station in Wattala.

Similarly, two suspects in the age of 29 and 39 respectively were arrested in possession of 129 g of Kerala cannabis by carrying out a raid in Vijithapura area by the officers in Trincomalee camp in the morning of 30. 06.2025 and produced to the police station, Trincomalee, subsequently, on the same day evening, 20 kg and 200 g of dried Kerala cannabis was apprehended without a suspect in Neluwa Yaya area by the officers in Buttala camp and produced to the police station, Thanamalvila.

During the raids carried out for the apprehension of illicit alcohol, a suspect in possession of 18.5 liters of illicit alcohol was arrested in the Udugama area of the Rambukkana police area, and a suspect in possession of 27 liters of illicit alcohol together with equipment used for the distillation of alcohol was also arrested in the Nariela area of the Karuwalagaswewa police area by the officers attached to the Kegalle and Puttalam camps, respectivel