Sunday, July 29, 2018

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Two Persons Arrested With A Stock Of Illegal Cigarette Cartons

Two persons have been arrested with a stock  of Cigarette Cartons illegally brought to Sri Lanka by the Intelligence Officials attached to the Special  Task Force Personal in Trincomalee with the assistance of Naval Intelligence Officials at Codbay Fisheries Harbor in Trincomalee yesterday (28).


The suspects had been involved in Smuggling Cigarette Cartons in to the country from sometime and they were handed over to the China Bay Police in  Trincomalee  for further investigations it has been revealed.

The estimated value of the Cigarette sticks in the stock of Cartons taken into custody in possession of the suspects is around Rs.50,000.

A Driver And A Security Officer Arrested Over Robbing Rs.20.24 Million While Transporting Money To Deposit

Bulathsinghala Police have arrested a
Van Driver and a Security Officer over assisting a group of Robbers to steal Rs.20.24 million belonging to a Security firm yesterday (28)while taking the Money to deposit in ATM Machines at Pahala Naragala in Bulathsinghala-Horana area.

The Robbers arrived in from a Jeep covering their faces had thrown chili powder on to the faces of two cashiers who were in the Van transported the Money and stolen cash bags it has been revealed.

The Van driver and  the Security Officer were in the Van at the time of the robbery and others were consuming food at a Caffè during a break according to reports.The Security Officer even not with the gun he usually carrying while transporting Money and the back door of the Van not locked at the time of the incident Police have stated.

The two suspects arrested have been produced before the Mathugama Magistrate Court and  the Court allowed the Police to question the suspects by keeping them under detention.

The Robbers had been  stolen 12 out of the 19 Cash bags in the Van and the Steel Box which carried the bags locked by using normal paddalocks Police have said.The money was transported to two banks in Narahenpita to deposit in ATM.Machines.

 Bulathsinhala Police are conducting an investigations to arrest the Robbers. 

FROM BUDDHISM


Sri Lankan National Cricketers To Donate 25 Percent Of Their Match Fee Earned In Today's Match Against South Africa To A Fund

Sri Lankan National Cricket Team has decided to donate 25 percent of the total match fee earned by them at the first one day International Match played against South Africa today (29)at the Dambulla International Cricket Stadium ,to a Fund set up behalf of the
past Cricketers.

Accordingly the portion of the Match fee will be donated to the Fund set up by Sports Minister Faizar Musthapha to help the past Sri Lankan Cricketers with economic difficulties. 

Police Have Recovered Three Hand Grenades

Badulla Police have recovered three
live Hand Grenades in a deserted Land at Walpola,Badulla this morning (29).

Police officers attached to Badulla Police  have recovered the Grenades as per an information  received by them.

FEARS OF ANOTHER EBOLA EPIDEMIC

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