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Airport Customs Have Arrested Two Chinese Females With A Stock Of Cigarettes,Gems And Jewelry

Airport Customs Officers have today(29) arrested two Chinese females with a stock of foreign cigarettes ,Gems and Jewelry in their possession worth around Rs.3.5 million  at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport today(29) .

The two suspected  females are of the ages 28 and 35 years the Customs have stated.

Five Persons Have Been Arrested In Mathugama With 139 Fake Rs.5000 Notes

Mathugama(Western Province) Police have arrested five persons with 139 fake Sri Lanka Rs.5000  Notes at a Restaurant in Mathugama town.
 
As per a tip off received by the Police, a person along with 12 fake Rs.5000 notes had been arrested while he was attempting to purchase liquor from a restaurant in Mathugama and as per the information received through him Police have arrested another four suspects with 127 fake Rs.5000 notes in their possession .

The suspects are due to produce before the Mathugama Magistrate today(29).

University Entrance Application Deadline Has Potponed Due To The Postal Strike

Due to the ongoing Island Wide postal strike ,University Grants Commission (UGC)has postponed the date of receiving applications for University Entrance until 07th of July the Commission has announced.

Earlier the deadline of receiving the applications for University Entrance scheduled for tomorrow(30).

Due to the ongoing Postal strike around 1 million local and foreign parcels and letters have been accumulated in Central mail exchange at present and the distribution of letters and parcels within the country has been paralyzed according to the sources.

Postal trade unions have stated that they will continue their strike until their demands including halting the decision to provide post offices for a tourism hotel project and solving administrative problems in the postal department have met.

Police Have Arrested A Motorist Rugger Adviser Over Run Over A Cyclist

Police have arrested a Rugger Adviser of a Government School and a player after the Motor Car he was driven  run over a 53 year old cyclist  and colliding with another vehicle on Ekala-Minuwangoda road yesterday(28).

The cyclist was killed on the spot and the suspected Rugger Adviser has not stopped his Motor Car even after the accident occurred it has been reported.

The Motorists who is a resident of Kapugoda-Ja Ela had been arrested by the Police while attempting to  move away   from the scene soon after the accident  .

The suspect was remanded until 05th of July after being produced before  the Negambo Magistrate Court.

In the court the Attorney of the suspect had requested the Magistrate to release   his client   without remand him ,However Magistrate has refused  the request and remanded him until 05th of July.