COLOMBO (News 1st); In Sri Lanka, authorities are taking steps to obtain detention orders for 11 individuals who were apprehended with heroin & ice during a maritime operation in the southern seas.The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) stated that the suspects will be produced before the Colombo Magi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A shooting incident was reported in the Wekada area of Panadura, targeting the owner of a motorcycle spare parts shop.According to police sources, two unidentified individuals arrived on a motorcycle and opened fire before fleeing the scene.The assailants are believed to have use...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A pharmacy in Embilipitiya has been seized by authorities after it was discovered to have been funded using proceeds from drug trafficking, according to the Illegal Assets Investigation Division.The investigation revealed that the pharmacy was purchased under the name of the wife...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered Tusitha Halloluwa, the former Director of the National Lotteries Board, to hand over his mobile phone to investigators. The directive was issued following a request by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD), which is probing a recent sho...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A prison officer at Welikada Prison has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle narcotics into the facility, according to prison authorities.The suspect was apprehended while reportedly trying to bring in illegal substances, including what is suspected to be heroin and ...