A total of twelve youths have been arrested after Nawalapitiya Police raided a party being organised at a premises offering rooms for rent near Sudugala Falls in Samanalagama, Nawalapitiya.
The raid was carried out following information received by the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Nawalapitiya Police Station that a youth from the Nawalapitiya area had organised the party by gathering young people from various parts of the country.
Police arrested the 12 youths who were inside two rooms rented at the premises, officials said.
The arrested suspects, aged between 18 and 25, are residents of Katunayake, Diyasenpura, Negombo and Medirigiriya.
Police said 490 milligrams of hashish, 140 milligrams of 'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine), 320 milligrams of cocaine, hashish cigarettes and illicitly imported duty-free cigarettes were recovered in the possession of the suspects.
Nawalapitiya Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
