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Arrested for illegally mining gems

STF officers from the Horana camp and a team of officers from the Ratnapura Gem and Jewellery Authority raided a location at Seethawaka Ganga in the Seethawaka Investment Zone and arrested two suspects who were illegally mining gems using compressors.

The Police also seized a large stock of implements used in the illegal act. Further investigations are continuing.

Bus passenger nabbed with heroin

Fort Police arrested a passenger with 7.690 kilogrammes of heroin wrapped in four packets at the Kandy departure terminal of the Central Transport Board bus station, Pettah.

The suspect, a resident of Mannar, was produced before the Colombo Magistrate's Court.

Bus plunges into paddy field injuring 13

Thirteen passengers were hospitalized when a semi luxury private bus plying form Colombo to Vavuniya skidded off the road and overturned at Madatugama in Dambulla on Tuesday around 7.30 am.

The injured including school and university students were admitted to Dambulla and Kekirawa hospitals.

Initial investigations revealed that the bus after taking passengers from Madatugama halt , travelled about 300 metres and suddenly veered off the road and plunged into a paddyfield where it overturned.

One dead , five injured in grenade attack

Tissamaharama Police commenced a search operation to arrest a suspect who fled the scene after an incident where a person was killed and five others hospitalised when a grenade was thrown at Uduwila, Tissamaharama early Tuesday.

Investigations revealed that two men had tried to assault the suspect when he threw the grenade at the group on a bridge in Uduwila. The body was sent to the Hambantota hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Suspects nabbed with loot

Three suspects wanted in connection with five house breaking incidents in Dankotuwa and Balangoda were arrested by the Chilaw Anti Vice Squad on Tuesday.

Police also seized part of the loot, including a laptop computer, four mobile phones and three digital cameras.

They were produced before the Marawila Magistrate by the Dankotuwa Police.

Arrested with cannabis

The Welikada Police on Tuesday evening arrested a 35-year-old suspect with 10 kgs of cannabis in his possession at Madinnagoda.

He was produced before the Aluthkade No 1 magistrate court.

Wanted suspects netted

Four suspects wanted in connection with snatching a gold chain worth Rs 60,000 and robbing Rs 10,000 from a woman on March 2, were arrested by the Marawila Police with the gold chain in their possession on Tuesday.

The Alawwa Police on the same day arrested a suspect who snatched a gold chain worth Rs 65,000.

The 33-year-old suspect, a sweet seller in trains had snatched the chain from a woman at Alawwa railway station.

He was produced before the Polgahawela magistrate court.

More muzzle loaders seized

The Bulathsinghala Police on Tuesday evening arrested five suspects with five muzzle loaders in their possession.

They were produced before the Mathugama magistrate court.

Man arrested with artefacts

The Diyatalawa Police arrested a suspect with a stock of archaeologically significant artefacts including a knife case embedded with a carving of a dragon, a designed knife made of horns, a leather knife case and an iron sphere in his possession at his house in Dodamwatte on Tuesday.

He was produced before the Bandarawela magistrate court.