Naval personnel in the Northern Naval Command and Sri Lanka Coast Guard had found 153.1 kg of Kerala cannabis floating in the seas north of Point Pedro yesterday, Navy said.
The consignment of cannabis had been packed into 60 parcels and it is suspected that the consignment had been dumped at sea with the intention of smuggling it into the country later. The stock of cannabis is handed over to Kankesanthurai Police for onward legal action.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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