Srilanka, Oct. 19 -- A Belarusian national has been arrested by the Galle District Crime Division for cultivating cannabis inside a rented house in the Akmeemana area.

Police said the suspect had meticulously maintained the cannabis plants in two rooms of the residence. Investigations revealed that the foreigner had been cultivating the plants with the intention of selling them to tourists visiting Sri Lanka.

The house, which belongs to a doctor attached to the Karapitiya Hospital, had been rented by the suspect for a monthly payment of Rs. 150,000.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....