Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- Hambegamuwa Police officers uncovered two illegal cannabis plantations concealed within banana and orange cultivations in the Rathbalawewa area of Hambegamuwa, arresting two suspects during a major raid.

During the operation, law enforcement officers located an estimated 23,000 cannabis plants-standing nearly five and a half feet tall-cultivated across a one-acre plot hidden within a banana plantation. Additionally, officers raided a second plot spanning three-quarters of an acre inside an orange cultivation, where they discovered approximately 17,000 cannabis plants.

Police estimated the total market value of the illegal cultivation at approximately Rs. 10 million.

Officers arrested two residents of the Hambegamu...