Sri Lankan Police opened fire on a suspicious lorry in Ambalangoda after it ignored repeated orders to stop, eventually halting the vehicle in Wandaduwa. 

Officers from the Ambalangoda Police Station’s Special Motorcycle Unit had signalled a suspicious lorry heading towards Ambalangoda to stop in the Andadola area under the Ambalangoda Police Division this morning.

However, the driver had ignored Police orders and continued, prompting officers to pursue the vehicle. When it attempted to flee further, the Police opened fire in the Wandaduwa area to bring it to a halt.

Upon inspection, the lorry was found carrying 10 buffaloes and 4 cows, with one buffalo already slaughtered. 

Two suspects inside were arrested along with 5,200 milligrams of ‘ICE’ narcotics and the vehicle. The suspects, aged 42 and 46, are residents of Akurassa and Beruwala. 

Meanwhile, the driver and another suspect have escaped, and the Ambalangoda Police are conducting further investigations to apprehend them. (Newswire)

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The Department of Animal Production and Health has advised the public to refrain from eating beef obtained from the North Western Province.

The directive was issued due to a virus rapidly spreading among cattle in the North Western Province.

The transportation of cattle from the North Western Province was suspended from Sunday (May 28), as a result.

An official from the Department of Animal Production and Health revealed that the decision was taken due to a virus spreading among cattle in the Kurunegala District. 

According to reports, lumpy skin disease, a viral disease of cattle characterised by fever, nodules on the skin, mucous membranes and internal organs, emaciation, enlarged lymph nodes, oedema of the skin, and sometimes death, has now been spread to 34 out of the 46 Veterinary Officer Divisions in the North Western Province. (NewsWire)

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Local milk producer, Milco Private Limited, has requested cattle farmers to take necessary measures to protect their animals due to the prevalent hot weather in Sri Lanka. 

Issuing a notice, Milco stated that the Department of Meteorology expects extreme heat in the Western, Southern, North-Central, and North-Western Provinces, and the Kurunegala, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Kilinochchi Districts today and tomorrow. 

Thereby, Milco has requested cattle farmers to ensure the safety of their animals by placing them inside shelters and providing them ample water to drink during this period. (NewsWire)

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