Following the arrest of Lankan underworld drug kingpin, Makandure Madush and 25 others in a raid at a hotel in Dubai yesterday, Khaleej Times reports that amongst the suspects was also a diplomatic passport holder.
According to Khaleej Times sources a large quantity of drugs was recovered from the suspects in the joint operation by the Dubai Police and Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities.
The authorities are now in talks with Dubai to extradite Madush, who is among Sri Lanka's most wanted criminals.
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.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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