Singer Amal Perera And Five Others Deported From Dubai Had Been Arrested At Katunayake Airport

Singer Amal Perera and five others who

had been arrested and jailed along with drug kingpin Makandure Madush in Dubai last february had been deported to Sri Lanka by the Dubai Authorities this morning(23).

Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Officials at the Katunayake International Airport  had arrested them upon their arrival.The six suspects along with Singer Amal Perera are currently being questioned by CID .Officials .

Amal perera with 30 others had been arrested and jailed along with Makandure Madush last February whilst attending a party hosted by Madush in A Dubai Hotel with narcotics in possession .

Now 29 ppersons out of 31 arrested in Dubai over attending the  party hosted by Madush had been deported to Sti Lanka and all if them arrested by CID officials upon their arrival.Only few of them including Singer Amal perera's son Singer Nadeemal Perera had been released after questioning .

Makandure Madush is  not yet been deported to Sti Lanka as he had filed a case in Dubai Court requesting not to deport him.Court verdict is due to deliver regarding  his request  on 02nd of May.

A Sri Lankan Airlines Flight Arrived At Katunayake Airport Has Been Diverted To Mattala Airport

A Sri Lankan Airlines  flight arrived at  Katunayake Bandaranaike  International Airport from Kualalampur ,Malaysia with 249 passengers and 18 crew members on board had been diverted   to Mattala International Airport at Hambanthota(Southern Province) this evening (20) due to the bad weather prevailed around  Katunayake Airport  at that time.

The flight had been diverted  to Mattala Airport especially due to the lack of Fuel stored in the plane to stay in the  air space till the bad weather improves according to Sri Lankan Airlines.

Later the plane has safely landed at Mattala Airport and received fuel .Afterwards it  returned Katunyake Airport as the weather improves .