Captain of ‘X-Press Pearl’ arrested

Captain of ‘X-Press Pearl’ arrested

June 14, 2021   02:11 pm

The Captain of the fire-ravaged ‘X-Press Pearl’ cargo vessel has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The Russian national is to be produced before the Colombo High Court today (June 14), Police Media Spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said.

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