Eight prison officers attached to the Kegalle Prison have been interdicted after a suspected drug dealer escaped.
The suspect had an ongoing court case in Mathugama and was transferred from Kegalle to Colombo on November 17. During his transfer the suspect had managed to escape.
The Assistant Prison Superintendent who was appointed to investigate into the incident had handed over a report citing that the suspect managed to escape due to the carelessness of prison officials.
The missing inmate is a notorious drug racketeer.
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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