Officers attached to the Intelligence Unit of the Special Task Force (STF) have arrested a 40-year-old woman in Kalubowila with 1.64 kilograms of heroin.
The woman is a resident of Kalubowila and further interrogation had revealed that she and her husband, who is a bus driver, had been distributing the heroin given to them by an overseas based drug trafficker.
The suspect is due to be produced before the Mt. Lavinia Magistrate's Court. The Police Narcotics Bureau is conducting further investigations.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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