Buddhist monk remanded over drug charges

October 3, 2014

A Buddhist monk arrested on charges of possessing and dealing marijuana has been remanded by the Anuradhapura High Court, after he failed to meet bail conditions. 

The monks was ordered released on bail by High Court Judge Dhammika Ganepala after being indicted, however he was remanded due to failing to fulfill bail conditions. 

The Buddhist monk was arrested and produced at court after being arrested while transporting a stock of ganja in a three-wheeler.  

Two bodies wash ashore at Negombo Lagoon

October 3, 2014

The bodies of two individuals have been discovered washed ashore in the Negombo Lagoon strip near the Sedawatta Church in Pamunugama. 

One of the bodies had been found at around 6.00pm yesterday, according to information received by police, while the other was found in the same lagoon strip at 2.00am this morning. 

The deceased have been identified as a 41-year-old resident of Prithipura, Elakanda  while the other man is a 36-year-old from Malwatta Road in Dehiwala, police said.

Preliminary inquiries have uncovered that the two men had died while escaping from a rehabilitation center for drug addicts in the Palmwatta area. 

The bodies have been placed at the location, under police protection, until the magistrate’s inquiry is conducted, police said.