A 53-year old was arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) yesterday (Jan 16) over the possession of heroin worth Rs 60 million.
The arrest was made in the Kothalawala area while the suspect was transporting over five kilograms of heroin in a thrishaw.
The PNB will seek a detention order of seven days in order to carry out further investigations, when the suspect is produced before the Kaduwela Magistrates Court today.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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