Two persons and a van carrying 323 mobile phones, which were smuggled into Sri Lanka through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) were detected last evening (3) on the Katunayake Highway, a senior Police officer said.
The officer said that 246 new unused mobile phones and 77 mobile phones used in foreign countries were among the seized stock.
The suspects were identified as a 21-year-old resident of Colombo-12 and a 43-year-old resident of Wattala who were transporting the mobile phones to Colombo in a van.
The seized stock of mobile phones along with the suspects and the van were handed over to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters for further investigation.
By T. K. G. Kapila
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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