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     Sri Lanka Navy has seized a trawler with five persons onboard, carrying over 200 kilograms of heroin, Navy Spokesman Captain Indika De Silva said. A stock of 290.02 kilograms of heroin was seized aboard a multi-day fishing vessel, attempted to be smuggled into the island by sea. The suspects were brought ashore earlier this morning (31), along with the vessel and the consignment of narcotics. It is suspected that the consignment of narcotics, valued at nearly Rs.2321 million, was fetched to the trawler from foreign smugglers in international waters. The operation was carried out by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy, based on a tip-off received by the State Intelligence Service.

Seargent Dinesh Priyantha Herath who won the Gold medal at Tokyo Paralympic Games, has been promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer 1 by Army Commander General Shavendra Silva with the approval of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Defence Secretary. Dinesh Priyantha won the first Gold Medal for Sri Lanka after he set a new World Record in the Men’s F46 Javelin Throw with a distance of 67.79m Gen. Silva said Dinesh was promoted as he made history by winning the first-ever Gold Medal in the Paralympic Games. Herath is from the Gajaba Regiment of the Army which represents President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Defence Secretary Gen. (Retd) Kamal Gunerathne and Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army Gen. Shavendra Silva.   Gen. Silva said that prior to the departure to Tokyo as Captain of the team, Sergeant Herath assured him that he would definitely bring glory and admiration to the Army and to the country.