News:2026-03-09/Enforcement/suspect-arrested-in-raid-on-two-acre-cannabis-cultivation-in-kebilihtha-reserve

9 March 2026

Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2026)

Enforcement

Sri Lanka·Uva Province·Monaragala District·Kotiyagala· (Uva)

Suspect arrested in raid on two-acre cannabis cultivation in Kebilihtha Reserve

Officers of Athimale Police Station and the Police Narcotics Bureau raided a two-acre cannabis cultivation in the Kotiyagala Reserve area on the morning of 9 March 2026, destroying 55,220 plants of approximately six feet in height by burning. A 34-year-old resident of Embilipitiya was taken into custody.

Source: https://www.police.lk/?p=21726

2026-03-09 Enforcement Suspect arrested in raid on two-acre cannabis cultivation in Kebilihtha Reserve Officers of Athimale Police Station and the Police Narcotics Bureau raided a two-acre cannabis cultivation in the Kotiyagala Reserve area on the morning of 9 March 2026, destroying 55,220 plants of approximately six feet in height by burning. A 34-year-old resident of Embilipitiya was taken into custody. https://www.police.lk/?p=21726 Sri Lanka eradication campaigns (2026) Sri Lanka Uva Province Monaragala District Kotiyagala 6° 34' 0.12" N, 81° 28' 59.88" E Uva Kotiyagala Police Narcotics Bureau 0.81