A group of naval personnel attached to the Western Naval Command in collaboration with Slave Island Police arrested a person along with 1 kg of Kerala Cannabis in the Slave Island yesterday following a tip-off, Navy said.
The suspect has been apprehended while he was ready to sell them. The person along with the stock of cannabis was handed over to the Slave Island Police for onward legal action.
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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