Police arrested 17 suspects over the possession of cocaine and narcotic tablets in Polhena yesterday (Mar 3).
Officers attached to the police crimes prevention unit had carried out the arrest at a hotel in Polhena following a tip-off recieved regarding the whereabouts of the suspects.
The suspects are due to be produced before the Matara Magistrates Court today.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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