Former Puttalam councillor arrested with Kerala cannabis on a motorcycle
Police arrested Naguleshwaran, a former member of the Puttalam Urban Council, in Thilladiya on 18 October 2026 after officers stopped his motorcycle and found a stock of Kerala cannabis concealed on it. The Police Narcotics Bureau said the cannabis and the motorcycle would be produced before the Puttalam Magistrate's Court; no weight was given.
🇱🇰 Thilladiya, Puttalam · Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka’s Police Narcotics Bureau arrested Naguleshwaran, a former member of
the Puttalam Urban Council, on 18 October 2026 after stopping his motorcycle in
Thilladiya and finding Kerala cannabis concealed on it.[1][2] Officers acted on
a tip-off that he was transporting the cannabis from Thilladiya to Puttalam
town.[1][2]
Police said the cannabis and the motorcycle would be produced before the
Puttalam Magistrate’s Court the next day.[1][2] Naguleshwaran had also contested
an election as a candidate for the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.[1][3] The bureau
said investigations were continuing and that he was being questioned.[1][2]
The statements gave no weight for the consignment, and no charge or court
outcome was reported.[1][2] The three accounts carry the same police
information; none adds figures.[1][2][3]
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No weight was given for the consignment, and no value was stated.
No charge, court date or outcome was reported; police said investigations were continuing.
Ada Derana and Ceylonwire call the body the Puttalam Urban Council, while Sri Lanka Mirror calls it the Municipal Council; the report follows the English account.
The reports do not say whether the cannabis was intended for sale or where it came from.
Navy personnel with Excise officers arrested a 61-year-old Kalmunaikudi resident in Kalmunai on 3 November 2026. They seized over 6kg of cannabis-mixed tobacco known as Mukku Thool in 94 packets prepared for sale and handed the case to the Kalmunai Excise office.
Customs officers arrested a 24-year-old Indian man at Bandaranaike International Airport on 26 October 2026 after finding 5.1 kg of kush cannabis worth over Rs 51 million in his luggage. He had arrived on flight VN671 and tried to leave through the Green Channel.
Police Narcotics Bureau officers arrested three Thai drivers at Bandaranaike International Airport on 15 October 2026 after finding 5.096 kg of hashish worth over Rs 50 million hidden in cosmetic containers in their luggage off Thai Airways flight TG-307 from Bangkok.
Special Task Force officers from the Kataragama camp raided two premises at Gemunupura, Thanamalwila, on the evening of 14 October 2026 and arrested two Kuda Oya residents, 39 and 56, with 37.86 kg and 35.21 kg of dried cannabis. Both were handed to Thanamalwila police.
