Nearly 1200 kilograms of narcotics which were seized in the recent past will be destroyed during the first week of April, the presidential task force on the prevention of drugs said yesterday (Mar 19).
Around 80 percent of 10,000 construction workers in Colombo were found to have been under the influence of narcotics, Task Force Director Dr. Samantha Kithalawarachchi told a news conference.
He also observed that these workers transport narcotics to their home towns due to their addiction towards such substances.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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