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PNB intercepts over 15 million Tramadol pills en route to Libya
6Sep By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
LOCAL

PNB intercepts over 15 million Tramadol pills en route to Libya

The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) has detected a container at the Colombo Harbor containing high-dose Tramadol pills. Police have found 585 boxes of 225g Tramadol pills holding over 15 million tablets, stated the Media Spokesperson. The value of the pills has not yet been estimated, according to the police. This container has been en route to Libya from India, preliminary investigations revealed. The container is currently under the custody of Sri Lanka Customs and no suspects have been arrested regarding the discovery. The PNB is conducting further investigations on the matter.
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JUST IN: More than 900 kilos of Cocaine went up in flames
15Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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JUST IN: More than 900 kilos of Cocaine went up in flames

A stock of more than nine hundred kilos of Cocaine, taken into custody by the Police Narcotics Bureau is destroyed today (Jan 15) at the Katunayake Investment Zone under the supervision of the Fort Magistrate. President Mathripala Sirisena will be present at the event together with Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayake and others. The liquid cocaine taken into custody will be destroyed in Puttalam today (January 15). Police stated that steps have been taken to liquidize the stock of Cocaine. The liquefied Cocaine will then discarded. The Police Narcotics Bureau nabbed a container at the Colombo harbor on the 9th of December 2016. The container which had a stock of cocaine sealed in it was seized thereafter. The container ship in question which set...
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JUST IN: Two killed in Dewundara sea collision
10Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
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JUST IN: Two killed in Dewundara sea collision

Two people have died following a collision between a container and a multi-day fishing trawler off the Dewundara seas. One person is still unaccounted for. According to Navy media spokesperson Commander Dinesh Bandara, the collision occurred 13 nautical miles off the Dewundara coast. He further noted that a search operation is currently underway for the missing person. Two Dora vessels have been dispatched. The navy media spokesperson further added that the said container vessel which set sail from Chennai was on its way to the Hambantota port after its arrival at the Colombo Harbor.  
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Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up by 3.2 percent in 2017 despite set-backs
7Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
Business

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka up by 3.2 percent in 2017 despite set-backs

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka reached an all-time high of 2,116,407 in 2017 according to the latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. The arrival figure for 2017 represents a 3.2 growth or 65,595 more arrivals over the preceding year when the figure crossed the 2 million mark for the first time. The higher number of arrivals has been achieved despite serious set-backs to the tourism industry right throughout 2017. The first setback was the partial closure of the country's main airport from January to April where many airlines either scaled down operations or completely halted flights to Colombo. However just weeks after the airport reopened in April, the southern half of the country experienced devastating floods that cut off access to many resort ar...
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Fertilizer stock arrives from Pakistan, shortage ends
4Jan By Faraz ShauketalyNo Comments
Business

Fertilizer stock arrives from Pakistan, shortage ends

Sri Lanka has received the stock of 40,000 metric tons of fertilizer from Pakistan, and the fertilizer shortage prevailed in the country will end from today, the co-cabinet spokesman, Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said. The Minister said that steps have been taken to transport the stock of fertilizer from the Colombo harbor to the relevant areas within the night of Wednesday (03) using 200 special trucks. Responding to a media query on the fertilizer shortage at the cabinet briefing on Wednesday, Minister Jayasekara said the fertilizer shortage resulted from the Pakistan government's decision to suspend the fertilizer exports. However, following a discussion between President Maithripala Sirisena nod the Pakistan Prime Minister, the Pakistan government has agreed to send the shipment ...
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