A fifty-three-year-old man was arrested for possessing 2.266 kilograms of heroin in Vavuniya last night.
The Police arrested the suspect at the Vavuniya main bus stand while attempting to transport the narcotics to Colombo.
The suspect, who is a resident of Jaffna will be produced before the Vavuniya Magistrate Court today.
Vavuniya Police is investigating.