A Bolivian national who was arrested by Sri Lanka Customs while attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Negombo High Court today (Feb 26).
A 50-year-old woman was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport on September 03, 2016 while attempting to smuggle 2.61 kilograms of cocaine into the country.
The High Court had sentenced the suspect after the woman had pleaded guilty to the charges.
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The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.
The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
The actions of a resident in Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa helped to avoid a possible railway accident involving an office train on the southern coastal line today, the Railway Department said.
Former international spinner Sachithra Senanayake is set to become the first Sri Lankan cricketer indicted under the country’s Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports Act (Act No. 24 of 2019).
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