A 40-year-old resident of Dharga Town in Aluthgama has been taken into custody by the Aluthgama Police after a video emerged of him leaving a supermarket premises pushing a wheelbarrow filled with goods, while not wearing a facemask.
Police Spokesman Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Ajith Rohana said the suspect was taken into custody for violating quarantine rules and regulations. He has been brought to the Aluthgama Police and further investigations are ongoing.
Charges against the suspect will be filed in court under the Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance, DIG Rohana added.
Several individuals were spotted coming with wheelbarrows to purchase goods from shops today after the Government declared that the public will not be allowed to come in vehicles to purchase goods. Members of the public were urged to go to the shops nearest to their homes to purchase goods.
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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