Navy personnel attached to the Eastern Naval Command in coordination with the Police Narcotic Bureau, a suspicious three-wheeler had been intercepted near Cod Bay fisheries harbour in Trincomalee and found 1720mg in it. The two persons in the three wheeler have been arrested.
In another incident, another two persons were arrested on the streets of China Bay in Trincomalee with 820 mg of heroin in possession.
The suspects have been been identified as residents of Trincomalee and China Bay, ranging from 26 to 60 years of age. The suspects and seized items were handed over to the Uppuweli and China Bay police stations for further investigations, police said.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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