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Yasaratne GAMAGE
Arrested with locally made guns
A man was arrested by Galle Police with a locally made shot gun at
Manuwandeniya in Yakkalamulla on Monday. Police said the gun can be
loaded with five T56 bullets. He was handed over to Yakkalamulla police.
Another suspect was arrested with parts of a locally made shot gun at
Rabukketiya by Nawalapitiya Police yesterday.
Statue recovered
Omanthei Army arrested a man with a 'god Kubera ' statue made from an
unknown metal, while he was transporting it in a private bus that was
plying from Jaffna to Colombo. The Army found the 1.5 feet tall statue
weighing 28 Kg was detected while being transported in a bus at a check
point in Omanthai. The suspect was handed over to Omanthai police. He
was to be produced at the Vavuniya magistrate's court yesterday.
Two arrested with stolen motorbikes
Two persons who had stolen motorbikes were taken into custody by
Kochchikade police. Police seized seven motorbikes in their possession
and are looking for another suspect connected with the theft. The
arrested two suspects were to produced at the Negambo magistrate's court
.
Eight passengers injured
Eight passengers were injured when a private bus ran off the road and
turned turtle at Manikkawlapida junction in Omanthai last morning. The
injured passengers, seven men and a woman were admitted to the Vavuniya
hospital. Police said around 30 passengers were inside the bus when the
incident occurred. Omanthai police are investigating.
Two nabbed
A woman , who attempted to leave the country using another person's
passport was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by
Foreign Employment Bureau (FEB) officers on Monday.
They also found another person, a resident of Wellampitiya from whom
the woman had sought help for the illegal act. They were both handed
over to Katunayake BIA police. The woman , a resident of Pitakotte was
granted bail by Negambo Magistrate while the man has been remanded till
May 7.Katunayake BIA Police are investigating.
Arrested with heroin
A man was arrested with 3.12 grams of heroin at Angoda on Monday by
STF officers. The suspect was handed over to the Anti Narcotics Bureau
for legal procedures. Another suspect has been remanded till May 3 by
the Galle Magistrate for possessing 7.11 grams of heroin.
He was arrested by Galle Police at the Gintota bridge while
transporting the heroin. |
