Two persons with 28 Kg of Kerala Cannabis, were arrested by the crew of a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Northern Naval Command, yesterday, Navy said.
Accordingly, these suspects with the haul of KG were apprehended by the Fast Attack Craft which was on patrol 13 nautical miles north of Kankasanthurai. It is suspected that the haul of KG was being transferred from India to Sri Lanka by a dinghy.
The suspects aged 32 and 39 are residents of Jaffna area. The apprehended persons, haul of KG and the dinghy were handed over to KKS Police for onward legal action.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
The Editor, of Lankaenews website Sandaruwan Senadheera was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport while returning from UK.
A QR Code for fuel distribution for vehicles has been implemented from today.
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