The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 02 suspects who were smuggling about 530kg of Kendu leaves in Kalpitiya.
In the search operation carried out off Periya Arichchal Island, Kalpitiya the Navy detected 16 packages of Kendu leaves together with two suspects and a dinghy boat.
The suspects were identified as residents of the Kalpitiya area aged 30 and 44. The accused along with Kendu leaves and the dinghy will be handed over to the Customs Preventive Office Katunayake for onward legal action.
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
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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