Cop arrested with timber

26 February 2011 07:45 am Views - 2954

A police sergeant and another suspect were arrested while transporting 25 timber logs in a tipper in the Anuradhapura town, Division Four senior DIG Jayantha Gamage said.

The policeman is attached to the Udanmaluwa police post and was arrested by a special police team after they received a tip off from public about the illegal transportation.

The suspects were produced before the Anuradhapura Magistrate this morning, DIG Gamage said. (SD)