Eighteen youth arrested

28 May 2011 07:40 am

Eighteen youth who had heroin, ganja and other contraband in their possession ready for distribution were arrested by the Peliyagoda police during a surprise raid today.

The eighteen youth were arrested after the police carried out a surprise police raid in the Peliyagoda area this morning. The arrested youth are residents of the Kelaniya, Peliyagoda and Kiribathgoda area.

The contraband confiscate is still under valuation and the suspects are scheduled to be produced before Courts, police said. (SD)