A person who attempted to purchase jewellery using counterfeit notes was arrested in Kekirawa.
The suspect, a 26-year old had been nabbed with seven Rs 5000 counterfeit notes, police said.
He had been arrested upon a tip-off provided by employees of the jewellery shop.
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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