Navy arrested two persons, in Madugal area of Jaffna, while attempting to smuggle 6.94 kgs of gold worth nearly Rs. 34.5 million by a fishing boat.
According to the navy, the suspects were on an attempt to transfer the stock of gold in the disguise of pretending to be fishermen. However the navy was able to identify the racketeers in a sudden raid carried out. The suspects along with the stock of gold, were handed over to the custom officials of Jaffna for onward legal action.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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