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Sunday, September 9, 2018

An Indian National Was Arrested In Possession Of Gold Jewelry Painted With Silver At Katunayake Airport

Airport Customs officers have arrested

a 38 year old Indian National who had attempted to smuggle few Gold Jewelry items weighing 601.83 Grammes painted with Silver illegally to Sri Lanka at Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport last evening (09).

The suspect who is a resident of Mumbai,India had arrived at Katunayake Airport From Dubai last evening .

Airport Customs Officers had recovered few Gold Jewelry items painted with Silver hidden inside the luggage of the suspect .Customs officers believes the suspect might have attempted to mislead officials by carrying silver painted Gold Jewelry.

The Estimated value of the Stock of Jewelry recovered in possession of the suspect is around Rs.3.91 Million according to Customs.

Airport Customs Officers are currently conducting an investigations over the incident.

Route Number 101 Private Bus Parked In Front Of A Colombo School Destroyed Due To A Fire

A route number 101 Moratuwa to

Pettah Private Bus parked in front of the Prince of Wales Collage ,Moratuwa had suddenly caught fire and destroyed completely in the wee hours of last Morning according to Police.

However no casualties had been reported due to the incident as no one was there inside the Bus at the time of the incident .

Moratuwa Headquarters Police are conducting an investigations to find out whether it was a natural fire or an act of sabotage .

A Key Sri Lankan Drug Smuggler Arrested In Thailand

One of the leading Drug Smugglers

wanted by Sri Lanka W.A Saliya Perera who had received a Red Warrant to be arrested from International Police (INTDRPOL) was arrested at Bangkok,Thailand by the Bangkok Police on last Saturday (08).

The suspect who had fled to Thailand four years ago had involved in Drug Smuggling activities which can lead a life in imprisonment sentence it has been revealed.

Sri Lankan authorities had earlier requested the International Police assistance to arrest Saliya Petera.He is due to be sent to Sri Lanka in due course.

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe To Leave Vietnam Today (10)

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil

Wikramasinghe is due to leave for Vietnam today (10) to attend the ASEAN (Association Of South East Asian Nations)Economic Forum scheduled to be held from 11-13 th of September at Hanoi,Vietnam.

ASEAN Heads of states ,Senior Cabinet Ministers of Thailland and Republic of Korea as well as of Global Economic Forum will participate at the Forum. More than 800 leaders representing Business ,Civil society ,Government and Media will meet heads of states and Senior Cabinet Ministers attending the three day Economic Forum to discuss various issues relevant to the region.

Regional Leaders will discuss on Economic Trends and Challanges faced by the regional countries during the Forum.