Thirty -two motorcyclists who were arrested by the Piliyandala police for reckless riding were fined Rs 737,000 by the Kesbewa Magistrate today (Nov 26).
The motorcyclists were arrested along with 14 motorcycles on November 10 along the Jaloyagoda-Kesbewa alternative route.
Police said the motorcyclists have been identified as those between the ages of 19 and 30 and are residents of Pannipitiya, Kottawa and Moratumulla.
Accordingly, 15 motorcyclists were fined Rs 24,500 each, while 13 were fined with Rs 21,500 and four others fined
Rs 22,500.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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