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Police Log
Man, woman arrested with heroin
A man and a woman were arrested by the Wellawatte and Maharagama
Police with 9.890 grammes of heroin in their possession on Sunday.
The woman, aged 23, was arrested with 4.100 grammes of heroin at
Swarna Road in Wellawatte while the other suspect was arrested in
Pannipitiya with 5.790 grammes of heroin. They were produced in
Aluthkade and Gangodawila magistrate courts yesterday.
Suspect nabbed with illicit liquor
The Padukka Police on the same day arrested a suspect with 759 litres
of ' goda ' in his possession in Padukka. The suspect, a resident of
Millewa was produced in Awissawella magistrate court yesterday.
Wanted suspect arrested
The Tangalle crime investigation branch on Sunday night arrested two
suspects wanted in connection with an incident where they had allegedly
snatched Rs. 320,000 and a mobile phone from a woman in Tissamaharama on
February 15. The Police seized the stolen mobile phone from their
possession. They were produced in Tangalle magistrate court yesterday.
Empty bottles turn to timber
The Moratumulla Police on Sunday arrested a driver with a stock of 56
illegally felled satin wood logs while he was transporting it in a lorry
at Modara. Acting on information received the Police stopped the lorry
on Modara bridge.
The suspect had attempted to deceive Police pretending to be
transporting empty bottles. The suspect, a resident of Middeniya was
produced before Moratuwa magistrate court yesterday.
Arrested with illicit liquor
The STF officers on Sunday arrested three suspects with 410 bottles
of illicit liquor in their possession in Avissawella, Ambalangoda and
Badulla.
They also seized other implements they used in the illegal act. They
were handed over to respective Police stations for legal action.
Meanwhile, the STF officers attached to Tangalle and Ambalantota on
the same day arrested two suspects for possessing a stock of toddy
without permit in Karamatiya and Pilassa.
The STF seized 250 bottles of toddy from their possession. Middeniya
and Ambalantota Police have taken over investigations.
Illegally felled timber seized
STF seized a stock of illegally felled Palu, Kumbuk, Satinwood and
Eucalyptus grandis logs and apprehended seven suspects for possessing
the timber stock in several places on Sunday.
The first suspect was arrested in Killinochchi with logs and planks
of illegally felled Palu and tools he used in the act.
In Kelepuliyankulama two suspects were arrested with 17 logs of
Kumbuk together with chain saws and other tools.
The other four suspects were caught by the STF officers attached to
Periyamadu camp with 46 satinwood logs.
A lorry they used to transport the illegally felled timber and other
tools were also seized. Further investigations are being carried out by
the relevant Police stations.
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