49 knives recovered from mosque in Maskeliya
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Police have recovered 49 knives from the premises of a mosque in the Maskeliya area during a search operation carried out this morning. The...
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Negombo Deputy Mayor arrested
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Deputy Mayor of Negombo, Mohamed Ansar, has been arrested for the possession of a sword, a dagger and 37 mobile phone batteries, Police...
Zahran Hashim’s driver, spokesman & 4 others arrested
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Police have arrested six suspects including the driver and media spokesman of National Thowheeth Jama’ath’s Zahran Hashim in Kattankudy. Speaking to a prominent online...
Six Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka – report
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Six Maldivians have been arrested by Sri Lankan authorities in connection to the terrorist attacks that took place in Sri Lanka last Sunday, Maldivian...
Another 20 suspects arrested in the last 24 hrs
(UTV|COLOMBO) – The Police Media Unit says 20 suspects have been arrested during an operation carried out in 11 locations over the past 24 hours. Accordingly...
3 suspects arrested in Wellawatte with 1kg of C4
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Navy Media Spokesman Lieutenant Commander Isuru Sooriyabandara says three suspects transporting 1kg of C4 explosives in a three wheeler have been arrested in Wellawatte....
Four arrested over Rs.25 million gem theft
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Four suspects have been arrested by Police in Homagama with a gem worth Rs.25 million that was stolen last month in Negombo. The gem...
An individual arrested with Kerala Ganja worth more than Rs. 400,000 in his possession
(UTV|COLOMBO) – An individual who had one and a half kilograms of Kerala Ganja in his possession ready to be sold for Rs. 450,000 was taken...
Julian Assange: Man ‘close’ to Wikileaks co-founder arrested in Ecuador
(UTV|COLOMBO) – A man with close ties to Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested while trying to leave Ecuador, the country’s interior ministry says. Interior...
Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London
(UTV|COLOMBO) – Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to...