61 phones seized during raid at Negombo Prison

61 phones seized during raid at Negombo Prison

June 9, 2020   11:49 am

Sixty-one mobile phones have been discovered during a raid inside the Negombo Prison this morning (09), says the Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya.

The raid comes a day after the newly appointed Commissioner General of Prisons assumed duties in his position.

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