A parcel containing over a kilograme of hashish, with an estimated value of about Rs.16.47 million was detected by Customs officers at the Orugodawatte container terminal, said Customs media spokesman Seevali Arukgoda said.
He said the parcel from Belgium had a receiver address in Wennappuwa. However, customs officers have found that it is a false address and no arrests have been made, Mr. Arukgoda said.
He said the stocks of cannabis were handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau(PNB) for futher inquiry.
By T.K.G.Kapila
A protest was held in front of Attorney General’s Department Colombo today by a group of individuals calling for the Removal of the Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe .
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Meteorology Department forecasted that showers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Northwestern provinces and in Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts.
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