A suspect was arrested by Buttala Police during an operation in the Yala National Park, where a firearm and cannabis valued at over 5 million rupees were seized.[1]

Officers from the Buttala Police Station conducted a special raid in the Wandama area of the park and discovered a well-maintained cannabis plantation containing approximately 13,500 plants.[1] Police put the value of the crop at over 5 million rupees, and in addition to the narcotics found a locally manufactured firearm in the suspect’s possession.[1]

The suspect, a resident of the Kuda Oya area, is to be produced before the Wellawaya Magistrate’s Court.[1] All confiscated cannabis plants were destroyed by fire, and Buttala Police are continuing further investigations.[1]