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Friday, August 3, 2018

A Person Was Arrested With A Haul Of Heroin

A 38 year old person had been arrested

by the officials attached to Anti Corruption Unit of the Bandarawela Police with 20 Mili Grammes of Heroin in his possession at Welgolla area in Diyathalawa last night (03).

The suspect had been arrested at his residence according to reports.

An Indian National Had Been Arrested With A Stock Of Gold

A 44 year old Indian National had been

arrested by the Airport Customs while attempting to smuggle around 2 .514 Kilo Grammes of Gold Biscuits and Jewelry in to the country illegally at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport this morning (03).

The suspect has hidden the stock of Gold Biscuits and Jewelry inside a Motor Technical Equipment Set it has been revealed.The value of the stock of Gold brought by the Indian National is around Rs.10,61 million.

The suspected Indian National had been arrived fn Katunayake Airport From Dubai via Chennau.

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Over 200 Houses Had Been Damaged Due To Strong Winds

Nearly 220 Houses located at Ampara Town had been damaged due to a strong winds blown away across the Town yesterday (02).

Around six villages had been affected due to the winds and majority of the damaged houses numbering 150 had been located at Nawagampura village according to reports.

Two Police Constables Had Been Interdicted Over Accepting A Bribe

Two Police Constables attached to the

Habaraduwa(Southern Province) Police who found guilty over accepting a Rs.5000 bribe from a British National to provide a service had been interdicted as per the orders of Inspector General Of Police (IGP)Pujitha Jayasundare.

The punishment had been imposed after conducting an inquiry over the incident.The inquiry details are due to be sent to the Bribery Commission for a future course of action.

A Motorcyclist Had Been Killed Due To A Road Accident

A 25 year old Motorcyclist had been

killed and a Pillion Rider was critically injured and hospitalized after the Motorcycle they were riding in veering off the road and colliding with a Lamp post at Kiralpatiyawa area in Mahavilachchiya this morning (03).

The critically injured Motor cyclist and the Pillion Rider had been admitted to Mahavilachchiya Hospital for treatment where the Motorcyclist had succumbed to his injuries .

The Pillion Rider had been transferred to the Anuradhapura General Hospital for treatment.

The incident occurred as the Motorcyclist was unabled to control the speed of the vehicle according to Police.