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General13 July 2026

Nine individuals fined for illegally migrating to Australia

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Nine suspects who attempted to travel to Australia illegally received a fine of 50,000 rupees each from Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva today after pleading guilty.


The magistrate informed the suspects that failure to pay the fine would result in three months of simple imprisonment.

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