Negambo Magistrate Court Has Remanded A Venezuelan Female Arrested With 87 Swallowed Cocaine Pills At The Katunayake Air Port

The Negambo Magistrate Court has yesterday(14) ordered the Police to remand a 62 year old Venezuelan Female who had arrested by Narcotic Bureau of the Airport Customs on last Saturday(13) with 87 swallowed Cocaine Pills containing more than 500 grammes of Cocaine  ,for 14 day period.

The suspected Venezuelan Female has been arrested by Narcotic Bureau Officials of Airport Customs after she has arrived Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port from Dubai on Saturday.

She has been remanded after being produced before Negambo Magistrate Court.However the suspected female is still remained at Negambo Hospital under the supervision of Airport Customs Narcotic Bureau it has been reported.

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Four Higher Rank Police Officers Have Been Transferred With Effect From Yesterday(13)

The Department Of Police has transferred Four Higher Rank Police Officers with effect from yesterday(13) due to service requirements.

Accordingly the Superintendent of Vavuniya Police headquarters has been transferred to Alpitiya Police Headquarters,The Chief Police Superintendent  attached to Police Field Headquarters has been transferred to Vavuniya Police Headquarters ,The Police Superintendent Of Alpitiya Police Headquarters transferred to Mount Lavinia Police Headquarters and Police Superintendent of Mount Lavinia Police Headquarters transferred to Colombo Crimes Division.

New Governor Of The Northern Province Has Been Sworn In Before President Sirisena

The former Minister Reginald Cooray has been sworn in as the new Governor  of Northern Province before President Maithripala Sirisena this noon at President's House in Colombo.

The New Governor of the Northern Province is due to assume his duties from 16th of February.

The New Governor has been appointed as the previous Governor of the Northern Province H.M.G.S Palihakkara has retired from his post.

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Twenty Eight Persons Including Twenty Five Female University Students Injured And Hospitalized Due To An Accident Occurred At Haputhale-Bandarawela Road

Twenty Eight Persons including Twenty Five Female Undergraduate Students attached to Sabaragamuwa University have been injured and hospitalized due to a face to face collision occurred between a Bus carrying a group of  Sabaragamuwa University Students and a  Container Truck  at Haputhale -Bandarawela(In Up Country) Road this morning.

The injured have been admitted to Bandarawela and Diyathalawa Hospitals for treatment and two of the injured  are reported as in critical condition.

According to the Police Department  more than 20 such accidents have been occurred at Haputhale -Bandarawela Road previously.