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6 million rupees in compensation to families of eight prison officers who died in the Negombo prison riot
The old Bogambara Prison was slated to become an investment project
The prison population has surged to 41,000, exceeding the system's capacity of 11,000 inmates, he told reporters,
Emerging trends in human trafficking, particularly technology-based recruitment, deceptive migration practices,
U.S.-Sri Lanka Partnership Seizes 463 KG of Crystal Methamphetamine in Joint Counternarcotics Operation
Follows ongoing investigation into a fraud where 74 billion rupees was transferred overseas across 10,151 transactions
Rights groups have long demanded justice for victims since end of war
At least 15 high profile politicians including ex-president Wickremesinghe arrested under new NPP government
Underworld operative Kehelbaddara Padme, in particular, proved to be hard to catch, Ravi Seneviratne said.
Israel has killed 269 journalists in Gaza since October 2023
People in the tourist trade acting as frontmen: police
Sri Lanka has become a transshipment hub for illicit narcotics, particularly heroin and synthetic drugs
"The officer in question is guilty of the allegations brought against him"
“It's a whole system that enables this to happen by trivialising and saying 'That's how it is'.”
MOU facilitates the exchange of financial intelligence related to money laundering, associated predicate offences,
Sri Lanka has seen increasing trend in pyramid scams despite Central Bank's actions
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Cabinet approves signing an MoU with Australia to facilitate cooperation between the two countries' police forces
Sri Lanka expanding cooperation with Israel during ongoing genocide of Palestinians
CIABOC raided Department of Motor Traffic and arrested three officers who had unexplainable money
"After considering all the facts, the investigation committee, ... dismissed all the preliminary objections submitted
Tennakoon's career has been marred with controversies with misconduct allegations
15 Sri Lankans in cybercrime centers in Myawaddy, Myanmar are scheduled to return to island on May 7
Sri Lankans who sought employment abroad under a tourist visa and fell prey to trafficking
The bill comes into force as the Proceeds of Crime Act, No. 05 of 2025.
"They tortured him."
Preliminary investigation suggest the shooting was due to a personal dispute: Police
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