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Unlicensed medicine factory raided in Modara 

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A large-scale pharmaceutical manufacturing plant was raided in Modara, Colombo 15 for operating without a license, the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) said.

A 61-year-old resident of Modara, the owner of the plant, has been arrested. He had been operating the pharmaceutical factory in a three-storied building on rent basis.

He had produced and distributed a powerful painkiller which is restricted from use in the country but widely used by drug addicts.

He has produced these drugs with a brand name which was produced in India.

A stock of medicinal syrup used for cough and labels were also seized. Around 5,000 capsules of different types of drugs allegedly produced in this factory have been seized from the owner’s house.

The officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau have seized a stock of raw materials suspected to have been used for the production of drugs.

The suspect who was arrested had previously produced medicines with a license which expired in 2013.

The NMRA said that he was arrested in 2019 while manufacturing medicines in Kelaniya without a license and produced in court.

According to the NMRA, the suspect was produced in court on charges of producing, selling, distributing drugs without a license under the National Medicines Regulatory Authority Act No. 5 of 2015.

NMRA Chairman Professor S. D. Jayaratne, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Vijith Gunasekara, Head of Supervision and Enforcement Division, Chief Food and Drug Inspector Amith Perera and other officials conducted the raid.

Source – Aruna

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03 vehicles collide at railway crossing

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03 vehicles have collided at the Merawala railway crossing on the Chilaw-Colombo main road.

The accident occurred at around 6.25 a.m. this morning (May 21) when a van, which had stopped behind a fuel bowser at the Chilaw Marawala railway crossing while it was closed for train traffic, was rear-ended by a prime mover transporting cement.

The prime mover had been unable to stop due to brake failure.

The van involved in the accident sustained significant damage and Chilaw Police are currently conducting further investigations.



(Pic: Accident 1st)

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Ramith Rambukwella arrives before CIABOC

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Ramith Rambukwella – son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) earlier today (May 21) to record a statement.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali yesterday (May 20) ordered the further remand of Keheliya Rambukwella until June 03, following his arrest by the CIABOC over 03 complaints related to alleged corruption.

The court also granted permission to name Ramith Rambukwella as a suspect in the case.

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Mahindananda seeks permission for home cooked meals

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Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage, who is currently in remand custody, has submitted a written request to prison authorities seeking permission to receive food from his home.

He is currently being held at the “M 2” ward of the Colombo Remand Prison along with around 10 other prisoners, according to reports.

It is also reported that former minister Keheliya Rambukwella is being detained in the same ward.

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