Police sergeant arrested for allegedly aiding drug traffickers
Translated from Sinhala and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A police sergeant assigned to Hingurakgoda police station was arrested on allegations of aiding drug trafficking.
- Polonnaruwa district investigators said information led to the arrest and a phone examination supported the allegation.
A police sergeant assigned to Sri Lanka's Hingurakgoda police station has been arrested on allegations of assisting drug trafficking.
The Polonnaruwa District Crime Investigation Division said it made the arrest after receiving information about the alleged activity. Investigators also said an examination of the sergeant's phone confirmed facts indicating that he had aided drug trafficking.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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