Wallapatta found in Bambalapitiya
Two individuals and the car they were travelling in were taken into Police custody yesterday (5) afternoon during an investigation conducted by the Police acting on a tip-off they received. Police have been informed that these individuals had parts of the endemic plant Wallapatta in their possesion. Following the tip-off Police rushed to the Bambalapitiya railway station and raided the car suspects were travelling in.
Police have seized 4 kg 900 g of Wallapatta in the suspects' possession. These suspects are residents of Ratnapura, Police told Ceylon Today Online. Bambalapitiya Police are conducting further investigations into the case.