A 37-year-old man was arrested over the illegal possession of over 2250 illegal pills and cocaine at his shop, police said.
The suspect was arrested by Police Narcotics Bureau officers after information received during a search operation at the Raddoluwa housing scheme.
Police said the suspect had 25g of cocaine with him at the time of the arrest. The suspect was produced before Negombo Magistrate and was ordered to be detained till July 15 for further questioning.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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