Officers from Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force detained two men in Kilinochchi for the alleged possession of cannabis last week.
The Island reports that two people were arrested after being “intercepted” by a team of officers from STF base at Mullaitivu”.
The latest arrests come as drug use in the North-East has increased since the end of the armed conflict.
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