About 33,000 kilograms of dried turmeric stored inside three container trucks at a warehouse in Bloemendhal was seized by police today.
Ten persons have been arrested in connection with the smuggled turmeric, the police said.
According to Bloemendhal Police, the importer has smuggled turmeric by misleading customs as importing glass from Dubai under false declaration.
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First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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