One person has been injured after the Point Pedro Police opened fire at a tipper truck that failed to heed orders to stop.
The Police said the tipper truck transporting sand had been shot at in the Velvettithurai Police Division.
Following the shooting, the injured person had been admitted to a nearby hospital.
The Police had also seized a stock of cannabis from the vehicle.
It is reported that the Police had opened fire on the truck based on a tip-off that it was smuggling narcotics. (Newswire)