A team of STF personnel conducted two raids in Mattakkuliya and Ragama police divisions on the 25th.
It is reported that a 19 year old resident of Mattakkuliya has been arrested for transporting 06.542 kilograms of Kerala cannabis.
Meanwhile, a 33-year-old police officer on duty at the Peliyagoda Expressway police station in Warakapola was also arrested with 4.191 kilograms of Kerala cannabis, according to information obtained from him during interrogation.
The value of stock of Kerala cannabis is estimated to be over Rs. 3 million.