The Automated Facial Recognize System (AFRS) installed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) helped to detect an wanted underworld criminal, Police said.
The suspect was trying to use a forged passport and leave the country.
He was known to be an associate of ‘Angoda Lokka’, an underworld gang leader and was identified as Ellawalage Sarath Kumara alias chitty (47).
He was wanted for trafficking drugs, for a murder and possession of firearms.
The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
The newly appointed heads of mission of Sri Lanka held discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today at the Sri Lankan parliament to explore ways to enhance diplomatic cooperation.
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