News:2026-04-11/Enforcement/155-000-cannabis-plants-destroyed-in-joint-military-police-raid-on-udawalawe-reserve

News record11 April 2026EnforcementSri Lanka eradication campaigns (2026)

155,000 Cannabis Plants Destroyed in Joint Military-Police Raid on Udawalawe Reserve

A joint raid conducted by the Sri Lanka Army Military Intelligence Corps and officers of Hambegamuwa Police Station on 11 April 2026 destroyed approximately 155,000 cannabis plants on a three-acre cultivation site inside the Udawalawe Reserve. The plants were each about three feet in height, with an estimated street value of Rs. 4.5 million.

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More from this campaign

• 9 Mar 2026Suspect arrested in raid on two-acre cannabis cultivation in Kebilihtha Reserve
• 2 Mar 2026Police seize cannabis and firearm in Yala

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Date11 Apr 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CampaignSri Lanka eradication campaigns (2026)

CountrySri Lanka

State / provinceUva Province

District / areaMonaragala District

LocalityHambegamuwa

Growing regionUva

AgencyMilitary Intelligence Corps

Plants eradicated155,000

Hectares1.21

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates6.6294, 80.9722

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-04-11 Enforcement Military Intelligence Corps 155000 1.21