Suspect posing as Education Minister’s secy arrested

Kollupitiya Police acting on two complaints took a suspect posing as a Secretary to the Higher Education Minister into custody who allegedly fleeced two persons for Rs 300,000 and Rs 100,000 on the the pretext of obtaining teaching appointments in government schools.

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Customs prevented over Rs.100 m worth hard drugs from entering country:

Largest detection of banned narcotics last year

In 2012, the Sri Lanka Customs has prevented hard drugs worth of over Rs.100 million from entering the country. These detections are considered the largest apprehension of banned narcotics within an year by the customs since 2001.

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