Air Port Customs Officers Had Arrested A Sri Lankan With 36,200 Illegal Cigarettes At Katunayake Air Port

The Air Port Customs Officers had today(24) arrested a Sri Lankan who arrived in Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Air Port from Dubai with a stock of 36,200 Illegal Cigarettes concealed in his luggage .

The worth of the stock of Cigarettes arrested by the Air Port Customs is  worth around Rs,1.5 million it has been reported.

The suspect who is a Dematagoda Resident arrived in Katunayake Air Port from a Fly Dubai Flight  and he had been previously too arrested by the Air Port Customs officers while attempting to smuggle illegal Cigarettes to the country according to sources.

The Air Port Customs Officers had fined the suspect Rs.150,000 after conducted an investigation on the incident and Customs are further investigating on the incident.

Former Batticaloa Mayor And Three Others Were Remanded Until 07th Of November

Former Mayor of Batticaloa Sivageetha Prabhakaren who was arrested by the Police yesterday(23) at her residence in  Batticaloa on charges of running a Brothel at home has been remanded until 07th of November by Batticaloa Magistrate today(24).

Three other suspects arrested at former Mayor's house in Batticaloa including two females involved in prostitution had been also remanded until 07th of November .The suspects were remanded after they have been produced before the court this morning. 

However five other suspects arrested by the Police during the raid carried out at former Batticaloa Mayor's residence yesterday including her husband had been released on bail by the Magistrate.

It has been revealed that the former Mayor Prabhakaren run the Brothel under a name Holiday Resort .

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CAPITAL CITIES OF THE COUNTRIES

Country                               Capital Cities

                      Europe


Ukrain                                   Kiev

Malta                                     Valletta

Bosnia
Herzegovina                        Sarajevo

Cyprus                                   Nicosia

Albania                                 Tirana



                        Africa

Madagascar                        Antananarivo

Seychelles                            Victoria

Botswana                             Gaborone

Angola                                   Luanda

Swaziland                            Lobamba,

                                               Mbabane



                              Asia

Syria                                      Damascus

Hong Kong                          Victoria

Uzbekisthan                       Tashkent

Armenia                              Yerevan

Macau                                  No Capital City


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Belize                                      Belmopan

Costa Rica                               San Jose

Guatemala                              Guatemala City

Panama                                   Panama City

Honduras                                Tegucigalpa
  

Three Local Fishermen Who Went To Sea Reported As Missing

Three local fishermen who went to sea from  Thalaimannar(In Northern Province

)last Friday (21)had  been reported as   missing.

A complaint had been lodged yesterday(22)at Thalaimannar PoIice station by stating the three fishermen who are residents in Cable House at Thalaimannar went missing.

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LATE J.A MILTON PERERA