Three carrying tramadol arrested

The Police on Saturday arrested two men and a woman with 70,000 tramadol tablets at Wariyapola.

The three suspects travelling in a car were apprehended near the Wariyapola bus depot after police found 70,000 tramadol hidden inside the vehicle.

Several were arrested recently for selling tramadol as intoxicants to schoolchildren.

The seized tramadol stock is believed to have a street value of over Rs. 2 million.

The two men aged 49 and 50 and the woman aged 39 are residents of Mannar, Nattandiya and Negombo. Investigations are continuing.