Police arrested 77 persons including 17 young girls who took party in a party organized across Facebook following allegations that drugs were
distributed among the participants at the event in Maharagama.
Police claimed that also no permission had been sought to use sound systems for the event held at Araliya public grounds in Maharagama.
Those arrested were from Colombo, Akurana, Wattala, Pannipitiya, Kaduwela, Batttaramulla, Meegoda, and Homagama.
They are due to be produced in courts.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
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