Devesh K. Pandey Courtesy The Hindu Cross-border smuggling of drugs being prepared using ephedrine extracted from Ephedra plants in Afghanistan is on the rise, suspect enforcement agencies. Recent seizures of methamphetamine by the Indian Coast Guard and the Excise Department in Sri Lanka, along with consignments of heroin, have strengthened the suspicion of the enforcement […]

Courtesy The Island * Opposition calls for independent probe * 61 among rioters COVID-19 positive * Tense situation in Negombo Prison By Saman Indrajith, Norman Palihawadana and Nishan S. Priyantha Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana told The Island yesterday that the Police had identified a senior member of the Mahara Prison Hospital staff as the […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island * Over 2,400 inmates on their own within complex * Death toll reachers 11, could rise further * Clashes among prisoners injure 80 * Doctor under investigation * Rioters popped more than 21,000 pills A high-level investigation into the Mahara Prison riot took an unexpected turn yesterday (1) following […]

Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya Courtesy The Daily Mirror More than 18 tonnes of drugs including heroin have been seized and nearly 72,000 suspects were arrested along with the drugs since November 2019 to date, police revealed. Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said at a press briefing that those suspects were arrested with 2,000 kg of heroin, […]

Courtesy Adaderana The four suspects arrested by excise officers in Thoduwawa yesterday along with 200 kilograms of heroin and ‘ice’ have been remanded until December 16. They were ordered remanded after being produced before the Marawila Court today (07), the Department of Excise said. The suspects along with 100kg of heroin and 100kg of crystal […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Covid-19 infected man who spat on health workers and obstructed their duties at Atulugama in Bandaragama has been arrested and produced before the court today (04). He was accordingly placed under remand custody until the 17th of December. The man in question had spat on the face of two Public Health Inspectors […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island * Over 2,400 inmates on their own within complex * Death toll reachers 11, could rise further * Clashes among prisoners injure 80 * Doctor under investigation * Rioters popped more than 21,000 pills A high-level investigation into the Mahara Prison riot took an unexpected turn yesterday (1) following […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The death toll has been increased to 11 inmates. Autopsies of the bodies will be conducted in due course after the magisterial inquest. Inmates accused of fighting among themselves, in drug-induced frenzy Over 21,000 hypnotic drug tablets stored at prison hospital Investigation into conduct of medical officer attached to prison hospital […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy Island * Over 2,400 inmates on their own within complex * Death toll reachers 11, could rise further * Clashes among prisoners injure 80 * Doctor under investigation * Rioters popped more than 21,000 pills A high-level investigation into the Mahara Prison riot took an unexpected turn yesterday (1) following the […]

Courtesy Adaderana A team of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers has recovered a T-56 rifle and a revolver, which allegedly belong to the notorious underworld figure ‘Podi Lassie’. The firearms have been found from the house of the suspect’s grandmother in Telwatte, Ambalangoda, according to reports. The CID officers had led ‘Podi Lassie’ to the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Notorious underworld figure and drug kingpin ‘Makandure Madush’ has been shot dead in a crossfire between police and other suspected underworld figures at Maligawatte Housing Complex.  After uncovering information regarding a stock of 22 kg of heroin hidden at the Maligawatte Housing Complex, officers of the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) had visited that […]

Sheain Fernandopulle Courtesy The Daily Mirror A 43-year-old woman was arrested for making defamatory remarks against Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith in a video uploaded to social media, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. The suspect was arrested in Battaramulla. He said the video also contained content that arouse hatred between Buddhist and Catholic communities. She […]

Courtesy The Times of India CHENNAI: Sri Lankan drug trafficker Sunil Gemini Fonseka alias ‘Katta’ Kamini has been arrested from his hideout in Bengaluru by the ‘Q’ branch of the Tamil Nadu police. He has been remanded in judicial custody. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78678489.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Courtesy Adaderana UPDATE: (5.10 p.m.) – The accountant arrested in connection with the case against former minister Rishad Bathiudeen, over transporting IDP voters in state-owned buses, has been remanded until October 26 after being produced before the Fort Magistrate’s Court. Alagarathnam Manoranjan, the accountant of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Resettling project implemented under former Minister […]

Courtesy Adaderana Attorney General Dappula de Livera has directed the Police to conduct investigations into MP Rishad Bathiudeen’s brother, Riyaj Bathiudeen under 07 counts, says the Police Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana. Riyaj Bathiudeen was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in April this year for allegedly having direct links to the terrorists involved in […]

Courtesy   Hiru News The report of the Presidential Commission appointed to look into the irregularities of the ETI institution has been handed over to President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. The commission have pointed out in its report that there is a possibility of taking over the properties owned by ETI to the government and to take legal […]

Courtesy Hiru News A 18 year old youth was arrested by CID in Meetiyagoda for publishing a false news item regarding curfew on social media using the Presidential Secretariat letterhead.

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Sri Lanka Customs had seized more than 300 luxury vehicles worth more than Rs.2,000 million which were imported illegally during the COVID-19 pandemic period, Customs Media spokesman and Deputy Director Sunil Jayarathne said. He told Daily Mirror that the most number of luxury vehicles were imported from Japan and several […]

Courtesy Hiru News 19 වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවට අනුව , වඩාත් අපක්ෂපාතී යැයි පවසමින් පත් කළ පොලිස් කොමිසම දේශපාලණීකරණය වී ඇතැයි දේශපාලන පලිගැනීම් පිළිබඳ සොයා බලන ජනපති කොමිසම නිරීක්ෂණය කළ බව එහි සභාපති විනිසුරු උපාලි අබේරත්න මහතා අද ප්‍රකාශ කළා . >ඒ යුද හමුදා පළමුවන  බුද්ධි බලකායේ විශ්‍රාමික කෝප්‍රල් රවීන්ද්‍ර රූපසේන මහතා කළ පැමිණිල්ලකට අදාළව ඔහුගේ […]

Courtesy MailOnLine Sri Lankan police on Friday arrested three people suspected of trapping and killing an endangered leopard and trying to sell its meat as a cure for asthma. The trio were detained after police raided their home following a tip-off that they had used a snare to catch the creature in the central highlands. […]

Courtesy Hiru News Hiru CIA reports on another mangrove devastation in the Puttalam district amidst the devastation of the Anavilundawa Ramsar wetland. The mangroves have been destroyed by changing the boundaries of a land belonging to the Forest Department with the direct intervention of the Chairman of the Kalpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha. Today the CIA revelation […]

By Express News Service Courtesy The New Indian Express The parents of Advocate Sivakami Sundari said that it was the Madurai-based lawyer who first raised suspicion over the death of Sri Lankan underworld criminal Angoda Lokka. MADURAI: The parents of Advocate Sivakami Sundari said that it was the Madurai-based lawyer who first raised suspicion over […]

Courtesy Adaderana The committee studying the recent island-wide power outage has stated in its Interim Report, that no proper maintenance procedures had been followed in the routine maintenance task that resulted in the breakdown. It has recommended that a more detailed set of protocols be introduced when dealing with such high-risk procedures. Members of the […]

By Kalani Kumarasinghe CourtesyThe Daily Mirror Australian woman recounts horrid assault during her solo trip to Sri Lanka Victim alleges that no record was taken by Mirissa Tourist Police Mirissa Tourist Police asks Daily Mirror to contact Tourist Police HQ When Sophie arrived in Sri Lanka for her long awaited vacation in March 2019, little did she […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror An accomplice of underworld figure ‘Angoda Lokka’ had been arrested with 42 kgs of heroin, three T-56 weapons, 170 rounds of ammunition and a 9mm pistol at Ambatale. Police said the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) arrested the suspect during the interrogation of two accomplices of the Angoda Lokka who were arrested […]

Courtesy Adaderana Former parliamentarian Mervyn Silva’s son Malaka Silva has been arrested by the Thalangama Police, stated Police Media Division. The arrested has been made over demanding cash and issuing deaths against an individual.

Courtesy UNILAD No prison can hold this heroin-smuggling cat. After a short stint behind bars, the feline has escaped.  On Saturday, August 1, an unnamed cat was caught by jail officials and detained in the high-security Welikada Prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This wasn’t an innocent house pet out exploring its surroundings – wrapped around […]

Courtesy Deccan Herald Sri Lanka’s underworld gangster Angoda Lokka, who was hiding in Coimbatore under the name of Pradeep Singh for the past two years, died on July 3 under mysterious circumstances. Three people, who claimed to be the kingpin’s relative and cremated his body in Madurai after taking it from Coimbatore by road, have […]

Courtesy Hiru News Representatives of the ‘Sinhale’ National Organization visited the Colombo Crimes Division this afternoon to inquire into the progress of previous complaints against Shani Abeysekera.

Courtesy Adaderana A stash of narcotics has been seized from a house in the area of Brandiyawatta, Wellampitiya. According to reports, the haul contained nearly 23kg of heroin. In the meantime, a suspect has also been taken into custody from the house where the heroin cache was discovered. The raid was jointly carried out by […]