Seventeen suspects including an actress have been remanded until March 08 after they were arrested over the possession of cocaine and another narcotic.
The suspects were arrested yesterday (Mar 03) at a hotel in Polhena, Matara by officers attached to the police crimes prevention division. They were produced before the Matara Magistrates Court today.
Investigations have revealed that the suspects who were residents of various areas had arrived in Matara to attend a beach party. It is believed that some suspects had consumed narcotics at the time of the arrest.
Police are carrying out investigations to determine the method in which the suspects had obtained the narcotics.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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