Timber tree thief arrested

Welipenna Police in Matugama Police Division arrested a suspect who had cut down and stolen two magahoni Timber trees from a land at Wellipenna, belonging to former Transport Minister, Kumara Welgama on April 30.

The timber logs of the stolen trees were recovered from a Timber Saw Mill in the area. Police are conducting investigations to arrest the other suspects involved in cutting the trees.

The Welipenna Police conducted investigations on receipt of a complaint made to them by the former Minister Kumara Welgama.