Three individuals were arrested by the CID at the Bandaranaike International Airport for possessing illegal Algerian visas.
According to the police, the individuals had attempted to travel to Algeria via Qatar.
The suspects have been identified as residents of Point Pedro, Mannar and Wattala and are to be produced before the Meegamuwa Magistrate's Court.
Meanwhile two individuals who are alleged to have aided and abetted the proceedure of obtaining the illegal visa have also been arrested by the CID.
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
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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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