Crime News
Crime LNP - Police seize several properties of alleged drug traffickers in Borella
Several properties worth millions of rupees believed to have been purchased by a male and a female from Borella by using earnings from drug trafficking have…
Crime LNP - Public warned against paying brokers for passport services
The Immigration and Emigration Department has warned the public not to pay any brokers or outsiders to speed up passport services. In an official notice, the…
Crime LNP - Ranil denies media reports on his UK visit
The office of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe denied media reports pertaining to his visit to the University of Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom on…
Crime Police warn of rising social media-based financial scams targeting Sri Lankans
Sri Lanka Police has issued a public warning following a surge in financial crimes targeting Sri Lankan citizens through various social media platforms,…
Crime LNP - Former Chairman of Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corp. arrested
The former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC), Upali Liyanage, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of…
Crime LNP - Ex-SriLankan Airlines chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption…
Crime LNP - Former Health Ministry Secretary Chandragupta arrested
Former Secretary to the Health Ministry Janaka Chandragupta, who arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this…
Crime LNP - Rs.100, 000 bribe, former land officer landed in jail for 22 years
The Colombo High Court yesterday sentenced a retired land officer to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.30,000, after finding him…
Crime LNP - Starlink internet service to launch for local customers after one-week inspection
The Starlink satellite internet service will be made available to local customers following a one-week inspection of the service, Telecommunications Regulatory…
Crime LNP - Arrest warrant issued against Sajin de Vass Gunawardena
Colombo Additional Magistrate Pavithra Sanjeewani Pathiraja today issued an arrest warrant against former Parliamentarian Sajin de Vass Gunawardena for failing…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka deports 85 Chinese nationals over criminal activities
A total of 85 Chinese nationals convicted for various crimes, including cyber-related offences, were deported from Sri Lanka in the early hours of today,…
Crime LNP - Think twice before buying EVs: Vehicle importers
The Vehicle Importers Association of Lanka (VIAL) has urged the public to carefully consider their options when purchasing electric vehicles (EVs), warning…
Crime LNP - Keheliya’s two more daughters, son-in-law arrested
Two more daughters of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella and Amali Nayanika Rambukwella—as well as Amali's husband, were…
Crime LNP - Ex-Minister Keheliya, wife and daughter arrested by Bribery Commission
Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella, his wife Kusum Priyadarshini Epa and his daughter Chandula Ramali Rambukwella, have been arrested by the…
Crime LNP - Small cars banned, only sedans allowed for airport pickups: App-based taxi services say
App-based taxi services at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) claimed that they are facing huge issues after airport authorities suddenly decided to…
Crime LNP - Special notice to Sri Lankans seeking employment in Israel
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry says that the Population and Immigration Authority (PIBA) of Israel has informed that Israel’s international airports are…
Crime LNP - Two arrested for demanding ransom of Rs. 1mn and threatening to kill a child
Two individuals have been arrested for demanding a ransom of Rs. 10 million and forcibly obtaining Rs. 2 million from an individual in Badalgama, police…
Crime LNP - Assets of 88 individuals frozen over links to organized crime & fraud
Authorities have frozen the assets of 88 individuals linked to organized crime and financial fraud, the police announced. Among those affected are several…
Crime LNP - Assets of 88 crime and fraud suspects seized
The Sri Lanka Police have frozen the assets of 88 individuals linked to organized crime and financial fraud. Of these, 26 are suspected of organized criminal…
Crime LNP - 26 arrested with drugs at party organised through Facebook
A total of 26 individuals have been taken into custody along with drugs during a raid conducted at a party which was organized through Facebook in Panadura,…
Crime LNP - National Animal Census report released
The report of the National Animal Census conducted on March 15 has been published today (12). It was officially released at the Ministry of Agriculture.…
Crime LNP - Two deaths reported due to Covid variant in Sri Lanka
Two persons have reportedly died so far after being infected with the Covid variant currently spreading across the country. Chair Professor of Medicine at the…
Crime LNP - Sri Lanka Police deploy 24/7 security at Chabad houses
Police said today that any threats to the safety of foreign nationals on the island will be evaluated, and appropriate security measures will be implemented…
Crime LNP - Couple loses Rs 4.79 crore with digital arrest, scamster visits Sri Lankan casino
A retired engineer and his wife in Bengaluru lost Rs 4.79 crore to cyber fraudsters, who placed them under "digital arrest" over their alleged involvement in a…