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Suspect who robbed gem worth Rs 8.2 million arrested
An individual who had stolen a gem worth Rs 8.2 million has been arrested in Wellawatte, police said.
According to the police, the suspect had stolen the gem and cash worth Rs 130,000 from a bus passenger who had been travelling from Wellawatte to Bambalapitiya.
The person who had been robbed off his possessions had identified the thief after the police had produced sketches of some suspected pickpockets, the Police Spokesman's office noted.
Steps had then been taken to apprehend the suspect who has been identified as a 46-year old resident of Panadura. He is due to be produced before the Colombo Magistrate's court today.
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Rs 30 million worth tabs and mobiles left behind at duty free shop
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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