A 25-year-old wildlife officer was shot and killed by poachers during a raid conducted inside the Galoya National Park last night (22).
Police said the incident occurred when a team of officers from the Department of Wildlife Conservation's Inginiyagala office were conducting a raid inside the park. They had been fired upon by a group of poachers, resulting in the death of the officer.
Four poachers have been taken into custody along with a 12-bore shotgun suspected to have been used in the shooting. Dambagalla police are investigating.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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