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Over 4kg of gold retrieved from Puttalam Lagoon
A parcel weighing over 4kg of gold suspected to be intentionally sunk by smugglers was discovered in the depths of Puttalam Lagoon on a special search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy near the Baththalangunduwa Island yesterday (8).
The operation conducted by SLNS Vijaya in the Northwestern Naval Command led to the arrest of two suspects and one dinghy boat believed to be linked to the incident and were handed over to Customs Preventive Office, Katunayake for further investigation.
Subsequently, the parcel of gold was taken into naval custody.The suspects were identified as residents of Kalpitiya, aged 27 and 35.
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- June 12, 2025 - 455 - 0
Badminton: World No.2 ranked Anders to play exhibition match against Viren at MBA Courts on Friday
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
- June 11, 2025 - 165 - 0
Customs seize Rs. 119 Mn worth of cigarettes and whisky hidden in furniture shipment
In a major detection at the Ceylon Shipping Lines (CSL) warehouse in Colombo 09, Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered a large consignment of contraband cigarettes and whisky concealed within a shipment declared as household furniture and personal goods.
- June 12, 2025 - 152 - 0
Sri Lanka condoles with families of victims of Air India crash
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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