A Sri Lankan was arrested in connection to a Marijuana drug bust worth Rs 10 million (1 crore) in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian media quoting Police said that a tax officer was also arrested in connection with the drug seizure.
It is reported that a stock of the said narcotic weighing 196 kilograms was intended to be smuggled into Sri Lanka.
The marijuana was supposed to be exchanged into gold.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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