The Opposition Leader of the Negombo Municipal Council has been further remanded until July 31 for illegally breaking into a house and assaulting an individual.
The order was issued by the Negombo Magistrate's Court today (Jul 17).
Royce Vijitha Fernando, 53, had been arrested as a chief suspect after a complaint had been filed with the police over this incident on June 23.
He is alleged to have broken into a house belonging to a Chinese national posing as a CID officer. He is also alleged to have assaulted an individual and stolen private property. This includes a vehicle, cash, gemstones, and mobile phones worth Rs 7.5 million.
Five suspects who were previously arrested in connection with this incident have been remanded, police noted.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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