OIC of Eheliyagoda Police Station found dead with gunshot wounds

Six suspects arrested with over 400 grams of heroin

Six suspects were arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) with over 400 grams of heroin worth approximately Rs 5 million in Colombo and the surrounding areas. The suspects were arrested following investigations launched over the arrest of five suspects in Puliyankulama last month with a weapon and ammunition.

02 Feb, 2019

Maldivians arrested for flying drone over BIA released

The four Maldivian arrested in Sri Lanka on Saturday, for operating a drone over a high-security zone, have been released,?RaajjeMV reported. While President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih arrived in Colombo on Sunday to attend the country’s Independence Day celebrations, RaajjeMV understands that they were released that night. While they were to be produced to the Negombo Magistrate’s Court for a remand hearing on Sunday, it is not clear if they were released through court. They were arrested for fly

04 Feb, 2019

UK arrest warrant for Sri Lanka attache over throat-cut gestures revoked

An arrest warrant for a former Sri Lankan military attache, convicted of public order offences after making cut-throat gestures at protesters, has been revoked without a court hearing following Foreign Office involvement, the Guardian newspaper reported. The private prosecution of Brig Priyanka Fernando has degenerated into extraordinary legal confusion, forcing the chief magistrate, Emma Arbuthnot, to take control of the case. On Friday, she told Westminster magistrates court there had been a

02 Feb, 2019