Three suspects who had smuggled hashish worth Rs 780,000 from Italy have been arrested in Kochcikade today (Mar 01).
Police said that the suspects had concealed the contraband inside an electrical appliance and had smuggled it via air courier.
A television, an electric oven, and five mobile phones were seized at the time of the arrest, police said adding that the narcotic weighed 600 grams.
The suspects have been identified as residents of Minuwangoda, Horana, and Munamaldeniya areas.
They are due to be produced before the Meegamuwa Magistrates Court today.
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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