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SL police confiscate over 38 kg of drugs

Colombo, April 27 (UNI) Sri Lankan police confiscated over 38 kilo drugs in two separate raids carried out on Friday night and Saturday morning, the police said on Saturday.
Five suspects have also been arrested over the drugs, the police said.
The police statement said they recovered 30 kilos of drugs at Biyagama, a suburb about 15 kilometres from Colombo, on Friday night, and that four people have been arrested.
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