Former North-Central Chief Minister S.M. Ranjith and his Private Secretary Shanthi Chandrasena were sentenced to 16 years rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court today after being found guilty of corruption charges.
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption had filed the case against the two accused over several charges including unlawfully obtaining a fuel allowance of Rs. 2.68 million between 2012-2014.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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