Timber Racketeers Arrested Inside Madu Reserve
Special Task Force has arrested 3 persons along with their equipment inside Madu Reserve for allegedly engaging in felling trees…
Tag: #arrest
Five arrested for treasure hunting in Oddusudan Forest Reserve
Five persons have been arrested while excavating for artefacts in the Oddusudan Wasamemuththiyankattu Forest Reserve, the Police said. The suspects…
Polpithigama Grama Niladhari officers arrested
Two Grama Niladhari officers in Polpithigama have been arrested for the possession of three pendants made of elephant tusks. Police…
Twenty Indian fisherman arrested
The Sri Lankan Navy has arrested 20 Indian fishermen on charges of breaching the Sri Lankan maritime boundary. According to…
Killing of tusker Galgamuwe Dala Puttuwa – more suspects remanded
Six suspects who were arrested in Moragollagama, Siyambalawa over the killing of the tusker ‘‘Galgamuwa Dala Puttuwa’, were later remanded.…
Six arrested over the killing of the majestic ‘Galgamuwa Tusker’
Six people who are suspected to have been connected to the killing of ‘Galgamuwa Tusker’ have been arrested. According to…
Sri Lanka police arrest 31 asylum seekers trying to migrate to Australia
Sri Lanka Police have arrested 31 persons who were attempting to illegally sail to Australia and New Zealand in fishing…
Wildlife officers discover elephant carcass likely to be that of ‘Galgamuwa Tusker’
A carcass of an elephant was found inside the Kahalla, Pallekale reserve and officials fear it is the carcass of…
“Shanil Nethicumara is a fugitive who cannot seek special treatment from court” – Supreme Court
Supreme Court dismissed the Fundamental Rights Petition filed by Shanil Nethicumara aiming to prevent an imminent arrest of him. Nethicumara…
Man arrested over alleged Melbourne New Year’s Eve terror plot
Australian police have arrested a man they allege was planning to carry out a terror attack during New Year’s Eve…