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Unlicensed medicine factory raided in Modara

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1 year ago

April 25, 2023

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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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Damitha Abeyratne & husband granted bail

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33 mins ago

April 24, 2024

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Actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband were granted bail on the orders of the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (April 24).

Accordingly, the couple was released on a surety of Rs. 5 million each.

The actress and her spouse were arrested on April 04.

The Computer Crimes Division of the CID initiated an investigation into the alleged defrauding of Rs. 3 million by the couple on the promise of employment in South Korea. Subsequently, the CID informed the court that Abeyratne and her husband would be named as suspects of the relevant case.

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Uma Oya project launched (Video)

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1 hour ago

April 24, 2024

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President of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Dr. Ebrahim Raisi and Sri Lankan President – Ranil Wickremesinghe have jointly inaugurated the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) a short while ago.

This project is one of the largest irrigation projects in Sri Lanka following the Mahaweli Development Project.

(Video – PMD)

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SLFP crisis : 2 more court orders

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2 hours ago

April 24, 2024

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The Colombo District Court today (April 24) delivered an injunction preventing former President Maithripala Sirisena from functioning as the chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

The order was issued with regard to a complaint filed by former SLFP executive committee member Montague Sarathchandra.

Accordingly, the injunction will be effective until the conclusion of the trial.

Meanwhile, the court order preventing the SLFP Executive Committee from ousting its members Mahinda Amaraweera, Duminda Dissanayake, and Lasantha Alagiyawanna from their respective party positions has also been extended.

Accordingly, the interim injunction will be in place until May 08 on the orders of the Colombo District Court.

Colombo District Judge Sandun Withana delivered this extension when a complaint filed by the three MPs was taken up this morning (24).