Two persons have been arrested with two weapons and live ammunition at a residence in Hikkaduwa yesterday (Jul 19).
A T-56 weapon with 90 rounds of ammunition, a foreign manufactured rifle and three bullet casings had been recovered at the time of the arrest, police said.
The suspects have been identified as 40-year old residents of Hikkaduwa. They are due to be produced before the Galle Magistrates Court today.
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.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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.
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