Biggest currency haul at BIA

Suspect nabbed with over Rs 81m in foreign currency:

A man who attempted to smuggle over Rs 81 million to Singapore was arrested at the Banadaranaike International Airport, Katunayake on Wednesday at 1.10 am, Customs officials said. Deputy Customs Director Mali Piyasena said that the massive currency stock included Euros, US dollars, Singapore dollars, Japanese yen and Kuwait dinars,

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Dad arrested for allegedly kidnapping own children

A father suspected of kidnapping his two children appeared before the Nugegoda Police along with the two children yesterday. The children’s mother had lodged a complaint with the Mirihana Police on September 5 that her two sons, Savin de Silva, 3 and Chamith, 1, had been kidnapped by an unknown group.

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Kalmunai arrests:

Six LTTEers among the suspects

Six LTTE caders were among the 44 suspects who were arrested by the Navy in the Kalmunai high seas when they attempted to leave Sri Lanka illegally to Australia last week, said the TID officers who produced 38 suspects, including two children,

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