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Police arrest female with 49kg of cannabis from Kilinochchi

August 21, 2020

The Police has arrested a female with 49 kilograms and 700 grams of cannabis during a raid conducted in Paranthan,  Kilinochchi,  yesterday (August 20).

The raid was carried out following a tip off  received from the area.

The Police said, the 29-year-old suspect is a resident of Murusamotei, Paranthan.

She was produced before   the Kilinochchi  Magistrate Courts and remanded for seven days for further investigations, the Police said.