A suspect has been arrested with more than 4.5 kilograms of Crystal Methamphetamine, commonly known as Ice, during a police raid in Ja-Ela.
The arrest was made by officers attached to the Peliyagoda Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau.
Police also recovered an electronic weighing scale believed to have been used to measure and package the drugs.
Investigators suspect that the individual was involved in distributing narcotics sent to Sri Lanka by drug traffickers operating from overseas.
According to investigators, the suspect allegedly divided the drugs into smaller quantities before selling them to various individuals.
Further investigations are underway to identify others involved in the suspected drug trafficking network. (Newswire)
