Police Have Sealed Another 50 Suger Containers Imported From Brazil

Police have sealed 50 suspicious  sugar containers

imported from Brazil and located in colombo harbour and taken a court order to open the containers  to check the inside of them.

Police have considered on these sugar containers as suspicious following a haul of cocaine recovered from one of the imported Sugar containers transported from Colombo harbour to the Rsthmalana Economic center.

Around 10 bags containing 218 kilo grammes and 600 grammes of cocaine had been recovered from that container last week .

A Motorcyclist Was Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Lorry Collision

A motorcyclist was killed on the spot after the

motorcycle he was riding colliding with a lorry this morning (23) in ulapane area on Nawalapitiya-Gampola main road.

The high speed motorcycle running from Nawalapitiya to Gampola was collided with a lorry arrived from opposite side of the road after the motorcycle over taking a bus it has been reported.

The lorry had fled away from the scene and Gampola Police are conducting an investigation to arrest the lorry driver regarding the accident.

Three Females Arrested In A Secretly Run Brothel House In Narahenpita

Police officers attached to Welikada Police have

yesterday (22)arrested two female sex workers and a managetess of a secretly run Brothel house on the pretext of an ayurveda massage center (SPA) in Nawala,Narahenpita.

The raid which arrested the suspected females had been carried out as per the order given by court number 04 of Hulftsdorf Magistrate Court.

The females arrested during the raid are residents of Madawachchiya,Halmillawa and Vavuniya areas and they are due to be produced before the Hulftsdorf Magistrate court today (23).

A Large Area Of Maoya Reserve Destroyed Due To A Fire

A large area of grassland including the reserve area

had been destroyed in Bandiwewa ,maoya reserve belonging to the Angammadilla National wildlife park at polonnaruwa last noon (22).

The fire was doused after battling four hours it has been reported.The cause of the fire not yet been revealed.

Twenty Three Police Officers Have Been Transferred -Police Headquarters

Twenty Three higher police officers have been

transferred with immediatte effect according to the Police headquarters.

Sixteen Police Inspectors and seven Superintendants of Police (SP)have been transferred accordingly.

"THE BUS"(1929)A POPULAR ARTWORK OF YESTERYEAR MEXICAN ARTIST FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954)

Southern Provincial Private Bus Owners To Strike On 25th

Association of Private bus owners in Southern

Province is  due to launch a strike on 25th of July against the cancelling the road licenses of around 140 buses according to the Association.

 National Transport Commission has taken steps to cancel the road licenses of around 140 buses in the Colombo-Matara route the Association has stressed.