News:2021-02-06/Enforcement/two-arrested-for-cultivating-cannabis-inside-yala-national-park-150-000-plants-destroyed

6 February 2021

Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2021)

Enforcement

Sri Lanka·Uva Province·Monaragala District·Yala National Park· (Uva)

Two arrested for cultivating cannabis inside Yala National Park; 150,000 plants destroyed

Police arrested two suspects for cultivating cannabis inside Yala National Park during a joint operation by officers from Gonaganara, Athimale, Dambagalla, and Siyambalanaduwa police stations. Approximately 150,000 cannabis plants were destroyed. The operation was part of a broader anti-narcotics push, with at least 20 operations conducted nationwide on the same day.

Source: https://www.themorning.lk/articles/118092

2021-02-06 Enforcement Two arrested for cultivating cannabis inside Yala National Park; 150,000 plants destroyed Police arrested two suspects for cultivating cannabis inside Yala National Park during a joint operation by officers from Gonaganara, Athimale, Dambagalla, and Siyambalanaduwa police stations. Approximately 150,000 cannabis plants were destroyed. The operation was part of a broader anti-narcotics push, with at least 20 operations conducted nationwide on the same day. https://www.themorning.lk/articles/118092 Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2021) Sri Lanka Uva Province Monaragala District Yala National Park 6° 27' 0.00" N, 81° 24' 0.00" E Uva Yala-Lunugamvehera Sri Lanka Police