A man travelling in a high-end luxury jeep was arrested in the early hours of January 9 near the Periyamulla–Eththukala railway crossing in Negombo after police обнаружed a significant quantity of narcotics in his possession.
Officers attached to the Negombo Divisional Crimes Investigation Bureau stopped the vehicle on suspicion while it was in motion. An initial search led to the recovery of 10 grams of cannabis, one gram of cocaine and 100 narcotic pills from the suspect.
Subsequent investigations prompted police to search the hotel room where the suspect had been residing. During the search, officers recovered 29.240 grams of kush and 2.230 grams of an unidentified narcotic substance.
Police also conducted a search of a herbal medicine outlet owned by the suspect, where a further 1,000 narcotic pills were found.
The suspect was later produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court, where police obtained a detention order. The Negombo Divisional Crimes Investigation Bureau is continuing investigations into the incident.
