The Colombo High Court today imposed a death sentence on a suspect who was arrested for being in possession and transporting 29.43 grams of heroin in 2017.
High Court Judge Shashi Mahendran had ordered that both charges which were filed against the suspect were proven beyond reasonable doubt.
The suspect has been identified as Shanmugam Ilankoovan, 40, who is a father of two.
The Attorney General claimed that the suspect had committed the offence on December 11, 2017.
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.
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