Bangpra police announced the arrest on Tuesday of a 52 year old woman, Mrs. Tongyu caught with a quantity of yaba tablets.  As she was living in a local government home support Tadawak community, the mayor of Bangpra Mr. Gadewatta announced that the woman will not be allowed to return to the community after serving her sentence as a warning to other poor people living in the community who might turn to drug trafficking as a way to make quick money.

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