Other Contraband
Navy seizes over 04 tons of dried turmeric along with 16 suspects
Navy renders assistance to apprehend 06 suspects with over 02 tons of dried turmeric
Special operations conducted by the Navy in Punapitiya, Udappuwa and Sinnapadu, Kalpitiya on 06th and 07th October 2020 made way to apprehend 03 suspects with over 1700kg of smuggled dried turmeric as well as to arrest 03 more suspects with over 344kg of dried turmeric and a lorry in Wankaleipadu, Mannar, during another operation carried out with the Police.
07 Oct 2020
Navy seizes over 902kg of smuggled dried turmeric in Mannar
Navy assists apprehension of 952kg stock of smuggled dried turmeric
The Navy with the assistance of Police apprehended a suspect with about 952kg of dried turmeric, during a special search operation conducted at Irukkulampiddi in Mannar on 28th September 2020. Further, the consignment of turmeric is believed to have been smuggled into the country by sea routes.
29 Sep 2020