A stock of over 902 kilograms of dried turmeric was seized at Thalvupadu
beach in Mannar, Navy said.
Navy said the turmeric was found in a suspicious dinghy arrived at the
Thalvupadu beach. The turmeric that was found wet had been stuffed in 19
gunny sacks believed to have smuggled from India.
Two persons, residents of Pudukuduirippu and Mannar have been
apprehended and handed over to Mannar Medical Officer of Health for
quarantine.
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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