Eighteen Arrested Over Illegally Selling Foreign Liquor

Eighteen persons have been arrested

over selling of foreign liquor illegally in Tourist hotels at Galle Fort and Mirissa tourism zone along with more than 70 liters of foreign liquor in their possession by the Southern Provincial special excise operations division officers during a raid carriedout  there.

The arrested persons have been released on bail later and a case is due to be filed against them at Galle Magistrate Court.

The Excise officers have carried out the raids at 18 tourist hotels in Galle Fort and Mirissa Tourism zone.

Landslide Warnings Issued To Four Areas

The Disaster Management Center has

issued landslide warnings to four provincial secretariet divisions, If the current heavy showers prevailing another 24 hours.

Accordingly the DMC has issued landslide warnings to Ehaliyagoda ,Ratnapura,Elapatha and Kuruwita Provincial secretariet divisions and people living in those areas are being  advised to be vigilant on the situation .

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Five Sluice Gates Of The Udawalawe Reservoir Have Been Opened

All the five sluice gates of the Udawalawe reservoir have been opened today(28)due to the heavy showers prevailing in surrounding areas . 

Due to this situation The Disaster Management Center had instructed  the people living in low land areas of the Walawe river to be vigilant .

Eight Persons Were Arrested While Transporting Scanners To Detect Gold Hidden By LTTE

Vavuniya Police have arrested eight persons while transporting a scanner

 use to detect metal in earth and a part of another scanner from a rented van to search the gold hidden by LTTE during the final part of the war against LTTE early this morning(28) at Nochchimotei area in Vavuniya.

The suspects were arrested while they were returning from the land they went to observe in search of hidden gold it has been revealed.

The suspects are residents of Jaffna,Kilinochchi,Nochchiyagama,Anuradhapura and Walasmulls areas .

The value of the Scanners taken into custody is more than Rs.10 milion .

The suspects along with the equipment are due to produce before Vavuniya Magistrate Court.