A cannabis cultivation comprising some 19,000 plants at the Yala Forest Reserve was destroyed yesterday (Oct 15), police said.
Special Task Force (STF) personnel had raided the cultivation located in the Kirinda Police Division between the Mahapothana, and Pahalapothana areas, in the reserve.
Police said that these plants had ranged between five inches and 1.2 feet.
Some plants have been handed over as samples to the Forest Office at the Yala Forest Reserve for investigations.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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