The Navy has seized Rs.18 million worth of heroin in the Southern sea area.
During a search operation carried out 573 nautical miles off the Dondra,south of Sri Lanka 8 foreign nationals who were aboard a trawler carrying 926 grams of heroin were arrested.
The gross street value of these seized items are around Rs.18.5 million worth.
The trawler and suspects arrested were brought ashore to the port of Colombo yesterday morning(28).
They were identified as Iranian and Pakistani nationals aged between 17 and 42, they were handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau for further legal action.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
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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