A Stock Of 1.6 Million Illegal Cigarette Sticks Had Been Recovered In Orugodawatte Container Yard

Harbor customs officers had recovered 1.6 million

illegally imported Cigarette sticks hidden inside a Container at Orugodawatte ,Container Yard this noon (08).

The Container with illegal Cigarette Sticks had been imported from Dubai by stating that  they were Gas Cookers it has been revealed.

The value of the Cigarette Sticks is around Rs.80 million .

Two Persons Arrested In Palai Area Over Transporting Cannbis

Kilinochchi Police had arrested two persons including a Bus driver while transporting 12 Kilo Grammes of Cannabis in a Luxury Bus from Point Of Pedro,Jaffna  to Kurunagala at Palai area yesterday(07).

One suspect had been remanded until 21st of December ,while other suspect who was a driver of the Bus transported Cannabis had been released after due to given a justified cause to prove his innocence after been produced them before the Kilinochchi District Court.

Kilinochchci Police are conducting an investigations on the incident.

 

A 42 Year Old Person Was Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Gun Shooting Incident

A 42 Year old person was critically injured and hospitalized due to a Gun shooting incident occurred at Bokkuwatte,Modara Area in wee hours of this morning(08).
 
The critically injured person was admitted to the Accident service of the Colombo National Hospital for treatment.

A group of persons arrived in from a Three Wheeler had shot at the injured person who is a resident of Kadirana area while he was returning home from a funeral house according to the Police.

A Fisherman Had Been Drowned And Disappeared In North

A 39 year old Fisherman had been drowned and disappeared   after the Fisheries Boat he was traveling in toppled over while returning to the Oluwil Fisheries Port in Akkaraipattu area yesterday(07).

The missing fisherman had been identified as a resident of Oluwil area.Navy and Police have launched a rescue operation in search of the missing person. 

HEALTH TIP

A Motorcyclist Was Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Bus Collision

A 42 year old Motorcyclist was killed after the

Motorcycle he was riding colliding
 with a Private Bus near the Ninth Kilo Meter post on Badulla-Mahiyanganaya main road this morning (07).

The critically injured Motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries after admission to Badulla General Hospital it has been reported.

Badulla Police have arrested the Bus driver and taken into custody the Bus regarding the incident.

A TIP FROM THE WEB