Ministry of Defence - Sri Lanka

SLN nabs 815 kilos of dried turmeric smuggling racket

September 06, 2020

Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) foiled 815 kilos of dried turmeric smuggling racket at the Ettalai area in Kalpitiya, today (6).

Three suspects, residents of Kalpitiya, aged between 24 to 31 years, were also nabbed with a light truck used to transfer the haul of dried turmeric.

Suspects were handed over to the Kalpitiya Police for further investigations.