A police sergeant attached to the Weliweriya Police Division was arrested by Bribery Commission officials for soliciting a bribe of Rs 2000 from a suspect who was in police custody.
The bribe was obtained from the father of a youth who was arrested over the possession of narcotics.
Accordingly, a complaint was filed in this regard following which Western Province DIG Deshabandu Tennakoon had referred the matter to Gampaha OIC Muditha Pussawella for a probe.
Gampaha Police who had then conducted an investigation had submitted its findings to the Bribery Commission.
The Bribery Commission had then taken measures to arrest the Police Sergeant.
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.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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