The seizing of 100 kilogrammes of heroin from Weligama by Special Task Force (STF) on Friday (20) was a result of a five month operation, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
Three suspects, residents of Kotikawatte, Devinuwara and Polathu modera have been arrested in connection to the smuggling of the large haul of narcotics.
The vehicle used to transport heroin was also taken to police custody. DIG Rohana said the Police Narcotics Bureau is conducting further investigation while the suspects have been produced before Matara Magistrate and to be taken to the Police Narcotics Bureau for questioning.
Information has been received on more suspects involved in the smuggling including several persons from Italy, he said.
I still remember the day of August 1947 floods, as it was the last school day at Kingswood College Kandy and the height the water soured. Water rose to the height of the Cross of the Chrurch at Getambe and the water was so high that it engulfed the Getambe Rajaponawarma Temple leaving only a few leaves of the Bo-tree visible.
The Colombo Additional Magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to investigate and submit a report over a complaint about the alleged illegal assets gained by model Piumi Hansamali.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
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