A special police operation conducted throughout the Western Province resulted in the arrest of 47 foreign nationals who had been overstaying their visas, police stated.
They were among nearly 1500 suspects taken into custody during the special police operation.
According to police, a total of 1481 suspects were taken into custody during the operation. Aside from the 47 foreigners who were arrested for overstaying their visas, other suspects who were arrested include 514 who were linked to drug offences while 326 others had warrants out for their arrest.
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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