A 21-year old was arrested by the Negombo police for obtaining money from people under the pretext of selling mobile phones on Facebook.
Police say that the suspect had obtained money from those residing in Negombo, Ja Ela and other areas around Colombo.
Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
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.
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
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