Security forces have raided a large-scale clandestine cannabis cultivation operating in the Hambegamuwa area in Monaragala. The joint operation was carried out by Military Intelligence personnel and officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau.

During the raid, officers uncovered 36,710 cannabis plants cultivated across a two-acre plot of land and arrested three suspects on the spot in connection with the operation.

Key Points

  • 36,710 cannabis plants uncovered across a two-acre plot
  • Three suspects arrested in connection with the incident
  • Plants standing between 6 and 8 feet tall torched and destroyed on site

Plants uprooted and destroyed on site

The recovered cannabis plants were reportedly between 6 and 8 feet tall. Officers took action to uproot all the plants and set them on fire to destroy them on the spot.

What happens next?

Steps were taken to hand over the three arrested suspects to the Hambegamuwa Police for further investigations.

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