At least 40 kilograms of gold that was seized from the LTTE at the end of the war remain unaccounted for, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today.
He said the army had recovered 150 kilograms of gold in total of which 30 kilograms or 31,150.34 grams of gold valued at Rs 131 million was handed to the Central Bank. This jewelry had been valued by the Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka and handed over to the bank on 28 occasions between September 2010 and January 2012.
Another 80 kilograms remains with the Sri Lanka Army but so far it has not been valued, he said.
The Prime Minister said that the gold consisted of necklaces, bangles, bracelets and other personal items of gold jewellery.
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