The Colombo magistrate courts today remanded 21 Srilankan nationals who were arrested by Navy for attempting to illegally migrate overseas on a trawler.
Naval personnel attached to the Fast Attack Craft belonging to the Western Naval Command, during their patrol to curb transnational crime in the territorial waters of the island, apprehended 21 suspects onboard suspicious trawler plying in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Sri Lanka yesterday.
Having spotted a suspicious trawler in the sea about 117 nautical miles off Chilaw, the Navy hurried two Fast Attack Craft to the location. Accordingly, the naval personnel were able to hold 21 illegal immigrants aboard. Among the suspects were 19 men and 02 women. Subsequently, the suspects were brought to the Colombo harbour and handed over to the Harbour Police for further legal action.
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Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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