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Sunday, January 14, 2018

Two Persons Arrested With A Large Stock Of Narcotics At The Airport

Airport Police have today (14) arrested two Sri Lankan

nationals arrived in from India with a stock of Apple Narcotic tablets,"Mava"narcotic and Abortion tablets brought illegally to the country.

Police have taken in to custody 4000 tablets of Apple narcotic tablets,50 packs contains "Mava"narcotic ,1260 Abortion tablets and 90 small jars contains Vitamin D in possession of the suspects.

The estimated worth of the stock of Narcotics taken in to custody in possession of the suspects is around Rs.2.5 million it has been revealed.

The suspects are of the ages 62 and 27 and residents of Wattala , handala area.

They are due to produce before Minuwangoda Magistrate Court.

President Has Ordered The Authorities To Cancel Two Gazette Notifications On Liquor

President Maithripala Sirisena has today (14)ordered

the authorities to cancel the new gazette notifications issued under the signature of Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to remove the ban imposed on females to purchase liqupr from bars,working in bars and selling liquor and extending the time schedule of opening bars from 9 p.m to 10 p.m by tomotrow (15).

President has stated that he was not aware on the new gazette nitifications which are contradictory to the government policy of "Stop Liquor" while addressing a public rally in Agalawatte area today.

The Gazette notifications issued by Ministry of Finance will be cancelled by tomorrow according to him.