A total of 21 Agunukolapelassa prison inmates were apprehended during February for possessing and attempting to smuggle banned items into the prison.
The inmates were apprehended by Special Task Force (STF) personnel and prison officials and have been sent to the prison's disciplinary committee for further action.
Eleven inmates out of the total 21 are currently serving imprisonment terms ranging from three to six months while court cases pertaining to the other suspects are still ongoing.
Mobile phones, SIM cards, cash, tobacco and cigarettes were some of the items that were confiscated from the prisoners.
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.
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