Police seized 400 kg of cannabis hidden in a lorry while it was being transported near Paranathan, Kilinochchi last night.
Two suspects aged 34 and 40 were also taken into custody during the raid which was carried out based on a tip off given by Military Intelliegnce, police said.
Police investigations revealed that the 182 cannabis parcels were taken from Vaddukottai area in Jaffna.
Police say that the gunman who shot and killed alleged organised criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ’’Ganemulla Sanjeewa’’ inside the Hulftsdorp court complex this morning was disguised as a lawyer.
Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has called the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya to carry out a probe on the leak of an important document sent to CID.
The suspect involved in the shooting incident in the Hulftsdorp Magistrate court complex today morning has been arrested in Palaviya, Police said.
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