Two Company Officials Were Arrested With 48,400 Illegal Cigarette Sticks Brought From Kuwait

Airport Customs Officers have arrested two officers

attached to a one of the key companies in Colombo who brought 242 Cigarette Cartons containing 48,400 Foreign made Cigarettes sticks  from Kuwait illegally to Sri Lanka at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport today (03).

The two suspected officers brought the illegal stock of Cigarette cartons after spending a holiday in Kuwait it has been revealed.

The estimated value of the Cigarette Sticks taken innto custody in possession of the two suspects is around Rs.2.42 million according to the Customs.

The two suspects were arrested over the charges of bringing Cigarette sticks made in a foreign country which is banned in Sri Lanka without declaring it to the Customs it has been revealed.

HEALTH TIP

Bellanwila Thero Had Passed Away After receiving Critical Injuries Due To An Elephant Attack

The Chief Incumbant of the Bellanwila Rajamaha

Temple Professor Venerable Bellanwila Wimalaratne Thero who was hospitalized due to an Elephant attack had passed away today (03)while receiving treatment at a Private Hospital in Colombo.

Few ribs of the  Late Thero's spinal chord were broken after the Elephant Miyankumara had attacked him while feeding yesterday (02)morning at Bellanvila Temple.

The Bellanwilla Thero was rushed to the South Colombo Teaching Hospital for treatment by the devotees and he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.However later in the evening the critically injured Thero who was 75 years old transferred to a Private Hospital for further treatment where he had passed away.

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Former Crimes OIC Arrested Over The Murder Of Late Editor Lasantha Wikramathunge Was Remanded

Former Crimes OIC attached to the Mount Lavinia

Police who was arrested last Thursday (01)in connection with the murder of former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wikramathunge was remanded until 16th of February by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday (02).

The suspected former OIC was remanded after been produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate yesterday.

The former Editor of "Sunday Leader"newspaper was shot and killed by gunmen while on the way to his office on 08th of January 2009 at Rathmalana.

Bellanwila Thero Who Was Injured Due To An Elephant Attack Had Transferred To A Private Hospital

The Chief Incumbant of the Bellanwila Rajamahaviharasthanya (Temple)Venerable Professor

Bellanwila Wimalarathne Thero who was hospitalized due to an Elephant attack in his Temple had been transferred to a Private Hospital last evening (02)from South Colombo (Kalubowila)Teaching Hospital.

Few ribs of the spinal chord of 75 year old  Thero got damaged after the Elephant "Miyankumara"attached to the Bellanwila Temple attacking him last morning while feeding him with Tamarind it has been revealed.

The critically injured Thero was rushed to the South Colombo Teaching Hospital with critical injuries.