Prisoners attack Police
Forty-five policemen attached to the Colombo
Division were injured following an attack by several convicted
prisoners of the ‘Chapel Ward’ at the Welikada Prison yesterday
morning. Police Media Spokesman SP Prishantha Jayakody said the
police team raided the Welikada Prison Chapel ward yesterday morning
after obtaining a warrant from the Colombo Magistrate to search for
drugs and illegal items hidden in the ward.
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Withdrawing Rs 456,000 from MC workers’ account:
Police nab couple
A couple who allegedly withdrew money from an
account of a Galle Municipal Council employee were remanded till
November 11. The duo had withdrawn money from two accounts
maintained at a State Bank, Police said.
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Police crackdown on drug traffickers
Around 3,135 suspects involved in hard drug
trafficking were arrested last week by the Police Department special
unit to eradicate the drug menace. Four hundred and ninety five High
Court cases are pending against these suspects, while over 9,061
grams of hard drugs had been taken into custody by the special unit.
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Raid on Kegalle's illegal distilleries
Kegalle Excise officers raided three illegal
distilleries last week and arrested six persons with equipment worth
Rs 500,000, 300 litres of goda and 30 litres of spirit.
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