Thirteen suspects nabbed with narcotics at a party organised through Facebook are to be produced before the Balapitiya Magistrate's Court today.
Police said that they were among a group of 28 people arrested during the raid on a banquet hall in Balapitiya yesterday.
The others were released on police bail after they were cleared of being in the possession of narcotics.
The suspects, aged between 17 and 30, are residents of Karandeniya, Kosgoda, Meetiyagoda, Balapitiya, Galle, and Payagala.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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