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Dies on admission to hospital

Sixty year old K D Jothipala of Baseline road , Borella who was rescued after nearly drowning at the Nilaweli beach succumbed on admission to the Trincomalee hospital. He was on a trip to Trincomalee. Kuchchaweli police led investigations.

Youth ends life

Katugasthota Police have commenced an investigation to the death of a 17 year old youth whose body was found hanging from the roof of his house in Katugasthota on Saturday.

The deceased was from Etadurungagoda. The body was sent to Kandy hospital morgue for post mortem.

Meanwhile, another man committed suicide by jumping into a well on the same day in Mahagalkadawala in Galgamuwa. Galgamuwa Police are investigating

Nabbed with fake currency

Horowpothana Police on Saturday arrested a suspect with a fake Rs. 2,000 note.

The man was arrested when he tried to purchase alcohol by producing the fake note at a bar in Horowpothana. He was produced in Kebithigollewa Magistrate’s Court .

Over Rs. 4,8m heroin seized

Officers attached to STF headquarters on Saturday arrested a suspect with 605 grammes of heroin in his possession in Kotikawaththa.

The value of the seized heroin is estimated at over Rs 4.8 million.

The suspect , a resident of Rajagiriya was handed over to Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigations.

Dispute leads to death

Forty six year old J Somasiri Silva of Ukkalla, Anguruwathota who was stabbed with sharp weapons succumbed at the Horana hospital last morning.

Investigations revealed that a personal dispute has triggered the incident. Anguruwathota Police have commenced a search operation to arrest the suspects.

Arrested for transporting cannabis

A suspect who had been arrested while transporting 37 kilos of cannabis in a double cab was remanded until November 5 by the Embilipitiya Magistrate.

The 31 year old suspect, a resident of Panamura was arrested by Embilipitiya Police on Friday at Thorakolayaya.

Alawathugoda Police also arrested four suspects,including a woman for transporting 4.922 kilos of cannabis in a car at Kurugoda junction in Alawathugoda on Saturday. Further investigations are continuing.