A total of 3711 suspects were arrested during an island-wide operation conducted by the Police from 11 pm yesterday (Feb 23).
The suspects include 938 individuals on whom arrest warrants have already been issued, Police Spokeman S.P. Ruwan Gunasekara said.
He added that 768 suspects were arrested for drunk driving offences.
Meanwhile, 5818 individuals were penalised for violating motor traffic regulations during the operation which was carried out by 17,213 policemen under the directives of IGP Pujith Jayasundara.
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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