Crime News

Institutional corruption persists, particularly within sectors protected by entrenched vested interests, even under the current go…

Three Sri Lankans who were allegedly involved in crimes have been arrested by the Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru. The three Sri…

The temporary driver’s licence issued during the renewal process will now be provided by the National Transport Medical Institut…

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has raided a total of 105 shops over the past two weeks for selling rice above the government…

Two suspects have been arrested in Kiribathgoda in connection with the investigation into the robbery of gold jewelry worth Rs. 6 …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks are continuing and advancing …

Police have arrested two sons of an individual who died after being hospitalised from a house in Seenimodara, Tangalle, yesterday …

In what appeared to be a rare tactic employed in robberies, three Pakistani nationals have been arrested for allegedly robbing a l…

The Supreme Court today (23) sentenced Harsha Ilukpitiya, the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, to two years of im…

A large stock of narcotics, including over 200 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or commonly known as ‘Ice’ and eroin, has …

A large consignment of narcotics estimated to be worth approximately Rs. 16.84 million was discovered today (20) in the men’s ba…

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake has stated that it is mandatory to all drivers engaged …

In a major enforcement success, the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs apprehended an intelligence officer of the Sri Lan…

The alleged shooter in the murder of political activist Dan Priyasad was arrested last night, along with two others—including a …

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama ordered the Director of the Police Narcotics Bureau to personally appear before cour…

A businessman has been arrested by the police on suspicion of selling illegally imported cigarettes to schoolchildren in the Thana…

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has intensified raids across the country to crack down on traders selling rice at prices high…

Sampath Manamperi, accused of concealing two containers of raw materials allegedly used in the production of the drug “Ice” an…

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has granted permission to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain reports on the ba…

The World Bank’s Vice President for South Asia, Johannes Zutt, concluded his first official visit to Sri Lanka yesterday (15). D…

The Attorney General informed the Court of Appeal today (15) that the report of the expert committee appointed to determine the mo…

Sri Lanka’s economy grew 4.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, official data showed on Monday (15). The Department of…

Sampath Manamperi, who is reportedly wanted in connection with ongoing legal proceedings, has notified authorities of his willingn…

Lanka Private Bus Owners' Association (LPBOA) President Gemunu Wijeratne has alleged that not only drivers but also conductors are…

A young woman accused of defacing the World Heritage Site of the Sigiriya Mirror Wall (Kedapath Pavura) was arrested by the Sigiri…