Major cannabis dealer arrested in Kandy
A suggestion to site his office where his heart is
When the highest council of Yahapalanya met the other day, this purohita complained that he had yet to find a suitable place to open his office.
Then a high yahapalanaya authority told him that he could suggest an ideal place for
Ten suspects wanted in connection with the sale of cannabis (Ganja), mainly to youngsters and school going children in several areas in Kandy, were taken into custody by the Anti Vice Squad of the Katugastota Police.
One of those arrested was identified as the kingpin behind the racket. The suspect was a 30-year-old-man hailing from Colombo and was married to a woman in the Katugastota area. Investigations had revealed that he procured the stock of ganja in bulk quantities of about 250grammes at a time from Colombo and distributed it through his dealers in small ready-to-use packets which were easier to transport and to conceal.
Police, conducting investigations into the racket, had arrested the ring leader during a raid in the Katugastota area who was made to name his accomplices, leading to their arrest. Other suspects were him to set up his office.
“Where?” the purohita eagerly asked the bigwig.
“Either at Somawatiya or at Kebilitta Devalaya,” replied the bigwig.
The purohita looked down bashfully as ripples of amusement passed through other purohitas.
his purohita is well known for his love for the environment and his great reverence for the ancient Buddhist shrines and devalayas. He is said to be spending more of his time visiting such sacred places than at public functions. He has also claimed that he had occasion to sight even devatas (deities) at some sacred places during his visits.
between 19 and 30 years of age and residents of the area.
The suspects were to be produced before the Kandy Magistrate last morning.
OIC Anti Vice Squad IP Susantha Kumara, SI Udara Liyanagamage, SI Wijesuriya and PCS 47112 Dissanayake , 75032 Ratnayake, 85830 Dissanayake and Police Assistant 705 Bandara carried out the raid on the instructions of OIC Katugastota Police, CI Jagath Chandrsekara.