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285 suspects arrested in 8-hour drug raid!

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Police have arrested 285 people, including drug smugglers, during an eight-hour special operation conducted for the first time by the police, armed forces and intelligence agencies together targeting large-scale drug traffickers and distributors.

This operation was carried out yesterday (29) from 4 am to 12 pm, targeting identified locations and smugglers in the Western, Southern and Northern Provinces.

Police Spokesman SSP Nihal Thalduwa said one kilogram of heroin and one kilogram of ganja each were found in the possession of the arrested suspects.

A senior police officer involved in the operation said the raid focused on 260 people including 60 people who were in close contact with large-scale drug traffickers who are operating from abroad.

The officer said that only 10 of the 60 drug smugglers were found at home and that they were arrested along with the drugs.

The Air Force has monitored the identified areas from air and updated the information, while the police and special task force personnel monitored the locations using drone cameras.

Police K9 unit dogs were also deployed in this operation while the Navy launched a special search operation around the coastal areas.

A group of 15 officers from the police, army, special task force and intelligence agencies were deployed for the raids at each location and more than 2,500 officers were involved in the entire raid.

This operation has been launched targeting drug traffickers by involving the police, armed forces and intelligence agencies according to a plan that has been devised for about four weeks on the advice of Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles. Sources said the second operation will be more severe.

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08 Dansals suspended over health concerns

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Steps have been taken to suspend eight ‘Dansal’ that failed to meet with proper health and safety procedures, the Public Health Inspectors’ (PHI) Union said.

PHI Union Secretary Chamil Muthukuda stated that permission was granted for another 17 Dansals to operate after complying with guidelines.

The union says that Dansal inspections will continue today (May 13) as well.

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Teen found dead in house fire

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A 19-year-old female has been found dead under suspicious circumstances at a house on Vihara Mawatha in Kottawa.


According to police, the body of the young woman was found burnt beyond recognition while the roof of the house had sustained significant damage from the fire.

The girl’s mother and two brothers were away from home at the time of the incident, police said.

Firefighters from the Kotte Sri Jayewardenepura Fire Department, assisted by local residents had attempted to douse the flames but the girl had already died by the time they arrived.

The cause of the fire is yet to be determined. 

The Nugegoda Crime Scene Investigation Unit is conducting further inquiries.

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3 police teams deployed to arrest ‘Teacher Amma’

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Three police teams have been deployed to arrest Hayeshika Fernando, a popular private tutor known as “Teacher Amma,” over allegedly kicking a young man in the lower abdomen and groin.

According to police sources, the suspect is in hiding with her daughter and has switched off her phone.

Investigations have revealed that the assault was in retaliation over a Facebook post by the victim’s sister about Hayeshika. She, along with her husband and her institute’s manager, had allegedly assaulted the youth.

Katana police have already arrested two said to be Hayeshika’s husband and the institute’s manager.  They were produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court and remanded until May 14.

The assaulted youth has been admitted to the Negombo hospital for treatment.

Reportedly, Hayeshika had instructed the youth to train a female employee in computer use. During the session, he allegedly behaved inappropriately, prompting Hayeshika’s husband, and the institute manager to accompany the female employee to file a complaint with the Katana Police.

Following statements from both parties, it was revealed that Hayeshika, her husband, and the manager had physically assaulted the youth.

Although her husband and the manager were taken into custody, Hayeshika Fernando fled with her daughter when police attempted to arrest her at her residence.

Under the instructions of Senior DIG Sanjeewa Dharmaratne and the supervision of SSP Ashoka Dharmasena, Chief Inspector Wasantha Sudasinghe and other officers from Katana Police are conducting further investigations.

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