An individual who is alleged to have aided and abetted drug dealer Sunil Shantha to escape from the Welikada prison was arrested earlier today (Jan 05).
The suspect was arrested in Lunugamvehara by officials of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).
Reportedly, the suspect had disguised himself as a prison guard and helped the convict to escape prison custody on November 22 last year.
However, Mr. Shantha was later arrested on December 12, 2018 when he was hiding in Matara.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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