Coast Guard personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command recovered a consignment of heroin weighing 9.3 kg floating in the Northern Seas 8 Nm off the Kankesanthurei harbour today, Navy said.
Upon spotting a suspicious parcel floating in the Northern waters today morning, the Coast Guard personnel on routine patrol aboard Coast Guard vessel seized the parcel and brought it to the Kankesanthurei harbour for further investigation. Subsequent investigation conducted into the incident in coordination with Kankesanthurei Police, revealed that the consignment is heroin. The stock of heroin with a street value of 90 million will be handed over to the Kankesanthurei Police for onward legal action.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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