Cops raid Katunayake DVD store

17 Feb, 2013

The police have raided a DVD store in Katunayake and?seized over 300 DVDs and Video CDs.
According to the police media unit, the DVD store was raided following?information provided to the police.
During the raid the police found pirated versions of 303 copyright protected DVDs and 81 VCDs with pornographic content.
The police?seized five computers, 2 computer monitors and a?printer following the raid.
The police media unit said that 4 suspects were also arrested during the raid and they were later released on bail. (Colombo Gazette)??

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