Three suspects with 110 kilos of heroin have been apprehended by Excise Department officials from the Wellawatte and Piliyandala area.
The Excise Department's Special Unit arrested two suspects with 10 kilograms of heroin in Wellawatte. Upon information received from the arrested suspects the officials of the Excise department were able to apprehend another suspect with a further 100 kilograms of heroin in a house in Piliyandala.
Officers of the Excise Department belive that the stock of heroin could have been brought to the country via Negombo by sea several days ago. The stock of heroin is valued at more than Rs 110 million.
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.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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