A group of twenty persons who were engaging in illegal sand mining near sembalthetti area of Trinco were taken into custody yesterday, Navy said.
According to the Navy, since it regularly conducts operations to curb the illegal activities, a team of Naval personnel attached to Eastern Naval Command apprehend 20 persons who were loading sand without a permit at Sembalthetti area in Trincomalee. The suspects were identified as residents of Trincomalee and Kinniya areas aged 20 to 49.
Four (04) tractors with trailer, instruments used by them and about 03 cubes of sand were also taken into Naval custody. The suspects, tractors with trailer, instruments used for loading and sand were handed over to Kinniya Police for onward legal action.
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.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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