Srilanka, Oct. 8 -- An individual has been arrested by Peliyagoda Police in the Ja-Ela area while in possession of over 4.5 kilograms of 'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine), police said.



An electronic scale used to weigh drugs was also found in the suspect's possession.



The arrested suspect has been identified as a 22-year-old resident of the Pattiya area in Kelaniya, police said.



He was arrested with 161 grams of heroin while transporting narcotics in a car in the Ranawiru Mawatha area within the Kelaniya Police Division last night (07).



Acting on information that drugs were being transported in a car, a team of officers from the Kelaniya Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau had attempted to stop and inspect the vehicle.

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