Sri Lanka, Aug. 17 -- A Sri Lanka national has been arrested for the possession of narcotics during a raid conducted in Bukit Tambun, Malaysia.

According to a report from Bernama news, Malaysian Police successfully dismantled a heroin processing laboratory, operated by a drug distribution syndicate, in two raids.

During the raids, two Malaysian nationals and a Sri Lankan man, aged between 25 and 46 were apprehended.

"In the first raid at 4.29pm at a house in Taman Tambun Permai, police arrested two local men along with 1,113gm of heroin, 641gm of heroin base, 4kg of caffeine, several chemicals, and equipment suspected of being drug processing tools.

"In the second raid at a house not far from the first residence, at around 5.04pm, we ...