Actor Vishwa Kodikara Fined for Cocaine Possession After Wellawatta Raid

  • Film and teledrama actor Vishwa Kodikara was fined Rs. 5,000 after pleading guilty to possessing cocaine.
  • The fine was imposed by Mount Lavinia Magistrate Kanchana Neranjala Silva.
  • The Magistrate reprimanded Kodikara and warned that he would be referred for rehabilitation if involved in a similar offence in future.
  • Kodikara was arrested along with four others by Wellawatta Police during a raid on a restaurant in the Wellawatta beach area.
  • The raid took place the day before the court appearance.
  • All the suspects were produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.

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