Navy nabbed 72,542 illegally transported sea cucumbers during a special operation conducted in Irukkulampiddi, yesterday, Navy said.
The Sri Lanka Navy Ship Gajaba attached to the North Central Naval Command involved in the raid also nabbed two suspects with a light vehicle. The accused aged 20 and 46 held during the operation were identified as residents of Chawakachcheri and Mannar, Navy said.
The suspects along with the stock of sea cucumber and the vehicle were handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries, Mannar for onward legal action, the SLN confirmed
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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