A couple was arrested for the possession and transportation of 337.5 litres of illicit liquor in the Millagashandiya area in Bandaragama yesterday.
The Police said the couple had been arrested while transporting the stock of illicit liquor in a double cab.
The Police had also recovered Rs.121,298 in cash from the suspects’ possession assumed to be used for the illicit liquor business.
The arrested suspects are a 56-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman, who are residents of Kidelpitiya.
The Bandaragama Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire)