Customs seize love portion, jewellery Customs units in Galle and Katunayake made two quite different, but equally startling detections over the weekend. The Galle preventive office of the Customs came across a snake and a scorpion. They were dead, of course, and in a bottle of spirits. It was found in the possession of a Filipino sailor who transited through Galle. Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport were dazzled by smuggled jewellery worth Rs. 7.1 million, which included a diamond-studded ring and a necklace. The culprit was a Sri Lankan travelling from Singapore. Pictures by Kumarasiri Prasad and Jayalal Jayawardana

40,000 quacks, but only 10,000 genuine doctors

by Bharatha Malawaraarachchi

For every qualified Western Medical doctor in the country there are four quacks. This has raised alarm bells in medical circles.
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NCPA cops nab child abuse cleric

by Nadira Gunatilleke

The Special Police Unit of the National Child Protection Authority has taken into custody a cleric from a mushroom Christian sect on a complaint of sexual abuse of eight minors.
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