Srilanka, Aug. 17 -- Four police officers attached to the Monaragala Division Crimes Unit have been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 500,000 from a suspect in exchange for refraining from taking legal action following a raid on a cannabis cultivation in the Nikawewa-Demodara Wewa area of Thanamalwila.



The arrested officers include two Police Sergeants, aged 37 and 45, a 39-year-old Police Constable driver, and a 36-year-old Police Constable.



The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Thanamalwila Police had received information regarding a cannabis cultivation in the Nikawawa-Demodara Wewa area. A team of police officers subsequently had raided the location on August 11 and arrested a suspect along with cannabis plants.



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