A stock of Kush narcotics and drugs seized by the Customs at the Colombo Post Office.
A consignment of Kush narcotics and drugs worth Rs. 10 million sent to Sri Lanka by post from foreign countries has been seized at the Colombo Post Office, the Customs spokesman said
Mrs. World;Caroline Jurie and Chula released on Police bail
Mrs. World 2020 Caroline Jurie and former model Chula Padmendra have been released on Police bail, after they were taken into custody earlier today. The two women were arrested over the controversial incident that took place at the Mrs. Sri Lanka for World Pageant held in Colombo on Sunday (04). The Cinnamon Gardens Police said Jurie and Padmendra were arrested after they arrived at the Police station to record statements over the incident. Jurie had uncrowned Pushpika Silva who was announced as the winner, over allegations that she was divorced and cannot contest the event. Chula Padmendra had supported Jurie’s actions at the event. Pushpika had later initiated legal action against the two women, after announcing that she was not a divorcee. The organisers of the event later re-crowned Pushpika at an event in Colombo last evening. (NewsWire)
TID arrests two suspects for brainwashing O/L students with extremism
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the spread of extremism in Oluvil, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said. He further added that they were arrested for lecturing students who sat for the GCE Ordinary Level Examination recently. The suspects detified as followers of Easter Sunday attack lynchpin Zahran Hashim. The two suspects were age 30 and 39 had conducted brainwash lessons in 2018 in Oluvil area. He further explained that they had used video footages and lecturers from various terrorist and radical organizations that are based in foreign countries, especially they use those that promote extremism and terrorism The students have been instructed to follow physical fitness training during the classes and even some of them were physically harassed after they disagree to attend the physical training, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.