Cannabis seized

Two persons were arrested with Kg 3.5 of cannabis at Kassim road in Valachchenai on Monday. Valachchenai Police stopped a double cab on Kassim road and found the stock of cannabis hidden in the vehicle. The suspects were to be produced before the Valachchenai Magistrate's Court yesterday.

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Treasure hunters arrested

Bakamuna Police arrested two persons while they were hunting for treasure at Track 8, Galmulla road in Bakamuna on Monday. Police also seized some other items. They were to be produced before Bakamuna magistrate yesterday.

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Heroin suspect remanded

A suspect who was caught with a stock of heroin at Kalutara railway station has been remanded until April 20 by Kalutara magistrate. Police caught the suspect, a resident of Wellaweediya with more than 20 grams of heroin at the Kalutara south railway station on Sunday.

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Death of foreign national

A foreigner who suddenly fell ill while working at the Norochcholai Thermal Power Plant died on admission to the Puttalam Base hospital on Monday. The body of the 35 year old man was sent to the Kuliyapitiya hospital morgue for a post mortem. Kalpitiya Police are investigating.

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Timber seized

Two persons were arrested at the Kalupalama Police check point on Wenkaladi- Badulla road in Eraur on Monday while trying to transport 27 logs of sandalwood.

Police also seized the lorry which was transporting the illegally felled timber. The suspects were produced before the Batticaloa Magistrate's Court and granted bail.

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Child dies

A four year old child died and his brother and father were injured when the three wheeler they were travelling incollided with a private bus at Hegalla in Kosgoda. Tharul Nethmika of Boossa was first admitted to the Balapitiya hospital and transferred to the Karapitiya hospital where he succumbed on Monday. His father , the three wheeler driver and the other child are being treated at the Balapitiya hospital.The driver of the private bus was arrested and remanded until yesterday. Kosgoda Police are investigating.

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Dies in explosion

The reason for the death of an ex -service personnel whose body was found in his home in Homagama on Monday was internal bleeding caused by injuries to the body by an explosion, the post mortem investigation revealed.

Police found his body in his home with injuries and also spotted blood stains in the room. The judicial medical analysis was carried out by JMO Asanthi S Gunasekara at the Kalubowila hospital.

The post mortem report confirmed that death was caused by internal bleeding as a result of injuries to the heart, kidney and lungs of the victim. Police said that he had blown himself by packing explosives to a bottle and setting fire to explode it .