One person was injured when police opened fire on a car which had sped away defying police orders in front of Dankotuwa police station last night, police said.

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said the driver who was injured in the incident was receiving treatment at the Maravila Hospital while another man and the car were taken into custody.

ASP Gunasekara said a parcel of Ganja and more than 200 bottles of illicit arrack were found in the car at the time of the arrest.