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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

A Person Was Arrested With 225 Grammes Of Gold At Katunayake

Airport customs officers have arrested a person

arrived in from Saudi Arabia attempting to smuggle 225 grammes of gold to the country at Katunayake,Bandaranaike International Airport last evening (21).

The value of the stock of Gold found in possession of the suspect concealed in his luggage is around 1.2 million.

However the suspect was released after being questioned by the authorities on bail of Rs.100,000.The stock of jewelry had confiscated it has been revealed.

UNP Has Decided To Remove Minister Wijedasa Rajapakshe From The Ministerial Portfolio

The working committee of the governing United

National Party (UNP) has unanimously decided to remove the Minister of Justice and Buddha sasana Wijedasa Rajapakshe from his ministerial portfolio.

According to the release issued by the general secretary of the UNP Kabir Hashim Minister wijedasa rajapakshe not been able to act according to the decision taken by the UNP Working committee but still criticizing the government policies and government ministers.

Earlier UNP has informed President Maithripala Sirisena to remove the Minister Rajapakshe from the government.

Health-Tea Or Coffee Which Cup Should You Be Drinking?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/nutrition/diet/tea-vs-coffee-cuppa-should-

drinking/

Kayts Magistrate Has Further Remanded The Former DIG Lalith Jayasinghe

Kayts magistrate has today (22)ordered to further remand the imprisoned former Deputy Inspector

General Of Police in charge of North Central province Lalith Jayasinghe (DIG)who had been remanded over helping the main suspect of rape and murder of Jaffna school girl Vidya to escape from custody , until 04th of September.

The former DIG Jayasinghe has been charged over helping the main suspect of rape and murder of Jaffna school girl vidya,swiss kumar to escape from remand custody while he was the DIG in charge in North Central province.

Former DIG Jayasinghe had been produced before Kayts Magistrate Court today.

A Female And A Trishaw Driver Arrested With Tramadole Tablets

Special Task Force personal have today (22)arrested a

female and a trishaw drive while transporting four packets containing 370 "Tramadole"tablets in trishaw at chilaw area and handed over them to Chilaw police.

The suspected female has been identified as a resident of Ganemulle area and the Trishaw driver as a resident of south batagama in Kandana area.

Tramadole is a prescribed drug which can be used as a narcotic as well.