Two men arrested with 1kg of heroin in Palei

13 May 2018 08:23 am

Two suspects were arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) for possessing 1kg of heroin at Karandai in Palei yesterday.

Police said STF personnel at the Rajagiriya camp conducted the raid following an intelligence information. The STF also seized a van along with the suspects.

The suspects aged 27 and 37 were identified as residents of Jaffna. They were later handed over to the Palei police to produced in the Kilinochchi Magistrate's Court.