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"If the payment did not go to the creditor country was there a technical default?"
The parcels had been mailed from Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and The Netherlands.
Police said sex related crimes sometimes go unreported.
"What is happening in the country? Isn't this lawlessness?"
After meeting a woman online
Sri Lanka has not approved cryptocurrencies yet
Police have attributed a majority of recent shootings to underworld activity or drug trafficking.
Suspects attempted to go through Green Channel - Customs
"Nearly 50 buses were burnt down. We informed the the police chief several times."
The suspects along with petrol and the vehicles used for the illegal act were handed over to the Kalpitiya Police.
The Navy suspects the drugs were manufactured overseas.
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"We have arrested about one ton of heroin this year."
The total weight of the jewellery was 1,200 grams.
The total market value of the scrap metal is estimated to be over 15 million Sri Lankan rupees.
A statement said 9.5kg gold biscuits and 5kg of cocaine were seized on Wednesday August 17.
The mother is employed abroad as a housemaid
The victim was a long term resident of Sri Lanka, the police said.
Protesters have called for another massive protest to oust Ranil Wickremesinghe on August 9
Previously, the body of an 18-year-old residing in Pannipitiya was found by the Galle Face beach.
The suspects had attempted to sell gold-plated brass curtain sockets from the President’s House.
The accused, a 31-year-old male from Polonnaruwa, is to be produced in court on Monday July 18.
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