A group of 29 youth, all under the age of 25, were arrested yesterday in Badulla for possession of heroin, oxycodone pills and cannabis.
Badulla Police Headquarters Inspector B.U. P. Maniyangama said the suspects were arrested from a hotel named Ritz in the Badulla police division. The police arrested them at around 12.30 pm following a tip-off.
The suspects from Balangoda,Badulla and Bandarawela booked for drug possession charges will be produced before courts today, he said.