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Synthetic cannabis worth Rs. 210 mn seized at BIA

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2 years ago

July 27, 2023

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A consignment of synthetic cannabis and another intoxicant identified as Amphetamine was seized by the Police Anti-Narcotics Bureau at the Katunayaka International Airport and in Colombo.

Police said the stock of 33 kilos of synthetic cannabis had been airfreighted from Hong Kong through Dubai to Colombo. Investigators opened the parcel in the presence of the three recipients who had called over at the airport to collect them. The intoxicant has been processed as a powder.

The three men taken into custody provided information leading to the seizure of 100 kgs of Ampatamine from a shop in the Pettah in Colombo. Investigations revealed the entire stock of contraband was valued at about Rs. 210 million.

Four others including a Russian involved in the racket were arrested during a subsequent raid in the Battaramulla area.

The three suspects arrested at the airport are to be produced before the Negombo magistrate and the other four before the Colombo Fort magistrate.

A senior police official said the suspects would be detained on a court order for further questioning.

(dailymirror.lk)

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Court summons ex-AGM of People’s bank over major fraud

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28 minutes ago

July 3, 2025

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The Attorney General has filed a case against one Vithanage Don Dayananda, a former Assistant General Manager (AGM) at People’s Bank head office, for allegedly preparing and using a forged document related to a Rs.2,000 million personal guarantee bond.

Colombo High Court Judge Lanka Jayaratne has fixed the case (HC 39/2019) for trial on October 30. When the case was called on July 01, the accused had appeared in court.

It is alleged that around June 01, 2006, in Colombo, the accused knowingly prepared a forged document purporting to show that a personal guarantee bond, allegedly signed and dated July 27, 1995, by directors of Yashoda Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.had been submitted to the bank’s head office.

Despite being well aware that the document was a forged one, he had allegedly presented it as genuine evidence during the Commercial High Court Case No. 122/2004.

Therefore, the Attorney General has charged him under Section 459 of the Penal Code.

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2nd round of Grade 06 admission appeals open online today

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54 minutes ago

July 3, 2025

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The Ministry of Education has announced that online appeals for the second round of Grade 06 admissions in 2025, based on the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results, can be submitted from today (July 03) until July 17.

Parents or guardians can submit appeals for up to three schools by visiting the official website of the Ministry of Education at www.moe.gov.lk or directly via the extension at g6application.moe.gov.lk.

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Several showers expected today

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2 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 03), the Department of Meteorology said.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.