A large-scale cannabis cultivation operation was uncovered and destroyed during a joint raid conducted by officers from the Bandarawela Divisional Crimes Investigation Unit and troops from the Diyathalawa Army Camp.
The two-day operation took place in the Iluktenna forest reserve within the Haldummulla Police Division, where authorities discovered multiple cannabis plantations spread over several acres.
Police seized and destroyed cannabis cultivations covering:
Two plots of approximately 2.5 acres each
One plot of approximately 2 acres
One plot of approximately 1 acre
One plot of approximately 0.5 acres
One plot of approximately 0.25 acres
In addition, around 115 kilograms of dried cannabis were recovered.
After collecting samples for court evidence, the authorities set the entire cultivation on fire to destroy it. The suspects had fled the area prior to the raid, and investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend those responsible, police said.
