News:2026-11-02/Eradication/monaragala-police-narcotics-officers-destroy-36-710-cannabis-plants-on-about-two-acres-at-maw-ara-hambegamuwa

NewsEradication2 November 2026

Monaragala police narcotics officers destroy 36,710 cannabis plants on about two acres at Maw Ara, Hambegamuwa, and arrest three

Newswire reported, citing the Sri Lanka Army, that officers of the Monaragala Police Narcotics Bureau, acting on information from Army Military Intelligence, destroyed 36,710 cannabis plants six to eight feet tall on about two acres in the Maw Ara area of Hambegamuwa. The Army said the plants were uprooted and burned at the location. Three suspects were arrested and handed to Hambegamuwa Police for investigation.

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PlaceHambegamuwaMonaragala DistrictUva ProvinceSri Lanka

AgencyMonaragala Police Narcotics Bureau; Sri Lanka Army Military Intelligence

Plants eradicated36,710

Hectares0.81

Approximate location6.55, 80.93

Quantities as reported by the source.

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2026-11-02 Eradication Monaragala police narcotics officers destroy 36,710 cannabis plants on about two acres at Maw Ara, Hambegamuwa, and arrest three Newswire reported, citing the Sri Lanka Army, that officers of the Monaragala Police Narcotics Bureau, acting on information from Army Military Intelligence, destroyed 36,710 cannabis plants six to eight feet tall on about two acres in the Maw Ara area of Hambegamuwa. The Army said the plants were uprooted and burned at the location. Three suspects were arrested and handed to Hambegamuwa Police for investigation. https://www.newswire.lk/2026/11/02/over-36000-cannabis-plants-destroyed-in-hambegamuwa-three-arrested/ Sri Lanka Uva Province Monaragala District Hambegamuwa 6° 33' 0.00" N, 80° 55' 48.00" E event site Monaragala Police Narcotics Bureau; Sri Lanka Army Military Intelligence 0.81 36710