It is reported that a group of officers from the Okkampitiya Police Station have arrested 5 suspects and a quantity of ganja who were involved in large-scale ganja trafficking in Yala Reserve.
It is reported that the police officers have gone to Tammitaara area which is about 30 kilometers away in the reserve for this operation and have taken great pains to arrest them.
It is said that at the time of the arrest of the suspects, 122 kilos of ganja and an ammunition weapon made in Sri Lanka were taken into police custody.
According to reports, another 350 kilos of ganja have been destroyed.
It is reported that the arrested suspects have been remanded until next day.