The combined operation had been carried out by the naval establishment SLNS Walagamba in the Eastern Naval Command and the Kuchchaweli Police. The raiding party had searched a suspicious person on a private bus travelled from Trincomalee to Pulmoddai. As the person was carrying 700 tablets of prescription drug for sale, he was taken into custody.

 

The suspect apprehended is a resident of Gopalapuram in Nilaweli aged 41. The suspect along with the prescription drugs was handed over to the Kuchchaweli Police for further investigation.