Close to 600 inmates have escaped from the Kandakadu drug rehabilitation centre following a clash that erupted last night, police said.
Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said a search operation has commenced with both police and military personnel deployed to search for escapees.
Inmates at the rehabilitation centre had been protesting and accusing authorities of a suspicious death of an inmate.
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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