Navy apprehended three suspects with about 01kg of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE) and a dinghy, during a patrol carried out in seas off the Delft Island this morning.
Accordingly, an Inshore Patrol Craft attached to SLNS Wasaba in the Northern Naval Command detected a suspicious dinghy in seas off the Delft Island this morning and recovered about 01kg of Crystal Methamphetamine being smuggled by the dinghy. The Navy also nabbed 03 suspects aboard and the dinghy used for this illegal act.
The gross street value of seized Crystal Methamphetamine is believed to be approx. Rs. 08 million.
The suspects held were identified as residents of Pooneryn and Mannar areas, from 23 to 36 years of age. The accused together with narcotics and the dinghy will be handed over to the Delft Police for onward legal proceedings.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
Leave Comments