The three teenagers who were detained by the Narahenpita Police yesterday (17) for pelting stones at a train in Kelany Vally Route have been remanded until 26th of August by the Colombo Hulftsdorf Magistrate today (18).
The suspects were remanded after being produced before the Magistrate today.
The magistrate has ordered to send a 17 year old teenager who was among the remanded to the government approved school in Makola Area for rehabilitation.
Navy personal have yesterday (17) evening detained a person who illegally transported 2 kilo grammes of Kerala cannabis at Marichchukkadi area (In northern province).
The suspect along with the haul of Kerala cannabis was produced before Narcotics Department in Vavuniya for a future course of action according to the Navy sources.
The Police Narcotics Bureau officials have today(18) detained a Pakistani National with a haul of heroin worth around Rs.7 million in possession while attempting to enter the country at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Air Port.
The Police Narcotics Bureau is due to obtain a detention order for the suspect who arrived from Karachchi City,Pakistan through the Negambo Magistrate Court.The Bureau is conducting further investigations on the incident.
The National Police Commission has appointed the Senior Deputy Inspector General Of Police(DIG) M.R Latheef as the new commander of the Police Special Task Force(STF).This appointment has ratified by the Inspector General Of Police(IGP) Pujitha Jayasundera.
He is due to assume his duties as the STF Commander tomorrow(18).
The Bribery Commission has today(18) filed five bribery cases in Colombo Magistrate court against Army Major Neville Wanniarachchi who is the chief security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapakshe.
These five cases had filed as a a result of not revealing his assets and liabilities earned for the period 2010 to 2014 the Bribery Commission has informed the court today.
The former president's chief security officer Neville Wanniarachchi is due to appear before the court on 28th of September as per the order of the Magistrate court it has been revealed.