The Sri Lanka Navy seized around 11kg and 300g of gold being smuggled by sea off Baththalangunduwa Island, Kalpitiya, today.
Acting on a tip-off about a gold smuggling racket, a team from the Special Boat Squadron, based at SLNS Vijaya, intercepted a suspicious dinghy.
Three suspects were arrested in connection with the smuggling attempt.
The three suspects, all from Kalpitiya, were arrested and handed over to the Customs Preventive Office in Katunayake for further legal action.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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