Excise Department Officials Arrested A Chinese Female With Illegal Items Including Smuggled Cigarettes

The Excise Department Officials have arrested a Chinese female with Rs.5 million worth illegal Cigarettes smuggled to Sri Lanka and a stock of illegal items in her possession at Wellawatte(Colombo).

Among the other illegal items recovered in possession of the suspect are stocks of Sea Gull powder,Expensive Wallapatta or "Gyrinops" ,White Sandalwood and Deer Skin .

The suspected Chinese female was arrested at a housing scheme in Wellawatte area .

Around Twenty Passengers Injured And Hospitalized Due To A Bus Collision

Around 20 passengers were injured, 03 of them seriously and hospitalized  after  two Buses colliding each other on Dambulla-Kurunagala main Road today(20).

The injured were admitted to the Kurunagala Teaching Hospital and Gokeralla and Galewela provincial Hospitals for treatment according to the Police.

A Private Bus Bound From Elpitiya To Galle Hijacked By A Group At Boossa Area

A Private Bus traveling from Elpitiya to Galle (Southern Province) carrying 40 passengers was hijacked by around 15 hijackers today(20) at Boossa area after the passengers were removed from the Bus it has been reported.

The group of Hijackers who believed to be  hijacked the Private Bus over a time table dispute , assaulted the driver and  conductor of the Bus and as a result both were  admitted to Archchikanda Hospital for treatment sources have stated.

After assaulting Bus driver and conductor the hijackers abandoned the Bus at Rathgama area it has been reported.

Rathgama Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.

HEALTH TIP

 

"SVANEN"(THE SWAN)-(1914-1915)A POPULAR ABSTRACT ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR SWEDISH FEMALE ARTIST HILMA AF KLINT (1862-1944)

This artwork never exhibited during Af Klint's life time.

Six Treasure Hunters Arrested in Aralaganwila

Police Special Task Force Personal  have arrested six

persons who were engaging  in excavations in search of a treasure near a reservoir in Aralaganwila area(North Central province) last wednesday.

During the raid Police have taken into custody a water motar and other sacred items used for excavation work.

The suspects are residents of Deaththakandiya,Ampara and Thambuththegama areas it has been revealed,

POPULAR YESTERYEAR SINHALA SONG SUNG BY LATE C,T FERNANDO