A Father And Daughter Have Been Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin In Possession

A father and daughter involved in

Heroin trade have been arrested by a special police team attached to the Police Anti Narcotic Bureau in Central province with a haul of Heroin in possession at Mahayyawa in Kandy .

Police team have taken in to custody 1.940 Grammes of Heroin in the possession of the suspects during the raid according to the reports.

A Large Number Of Acres And Wild Life At Icepeella Mount Reserve Have Been Destroyed Due To A Sudden Fire

More than 30 acres of land belongs to

the Icepeella Mount reserve in Wellawaya have been destroyed due to a sudden huge fire erupted in the reserve last evening(08) it has been revealed.

A large number of wild animals and trees have been destroyed due to the fire which is still spreading as a result of the strong winds prevailing in the area according to reports.

So far no authority has intervened to douse the fire which spreading further .

A Female Has Died After Falling A Branch Of A Coconut Tree On Her Head

A 45 year old female has died after a

branch of a coconut tree had fallen on her head last night(08) at Ilukwatta in Kadugannawa area it has been reported.

She had faced this incident while returning home after attending a church mass.

Former CEO Of SAITM Sameera Senaratne Has Been Arrested And Remanded

The former Chief Executive

Officer(CEO) of the SAITM(Malabe Private Medical Collage)Dr.Sameera Senaratne has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)officers today(09)over an allegation levelled against him.

The suspect was later remanded until 14 th of this month by the Kaduwela Magistrate Court after being produced before the court.

Dr.Sameera senaratne is being charged that he had purposley planned the gun shooting incident occurred against him near the SAITM Institute in Malabe in February last year(2017).

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A pillion Rider Was Killed Due To A Motorcycle-Van Collision

A 25 year old pillion rider was killed

and a Motorcyclist was critically injured and hospitalized after the Motorcycle they were riding colliding with a Van at Kudagoda area in Midddniya-Hungama main road last night(08).

The critically injured were admitted to the Salawa Hospital where the Pilion rider had succumbed to his injuries.The injured  Motorcyclist had been transferred to the Embiipitiya Hospital for further treatment.

The van driver had fled away from the scene by leaving the Van  and Police have launched a search operation to arrest him .