A monk from Galagedara was remanded until November 8 after being arrested on November 5 by wildlife officers for attempting to sell two ivory pieces crafted from elephant tusk fragments, valued at 300,000 rupees.
Acting on a tip-off, the Department of Wildlife Conservation’s Central Zone Office devised a strategic operation to apprehend the suspect.
The monk had planned to conduct the sale at his temple in Galagedara. Wildlife officers, disguised as potential buyers, arranged to meet him at the location. After revealing their identities and explaining the legal consequences, officers detained him.
The monk was produced in Magistrate Court and remanded.
Former President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake was today remanded until February 11 by the Fort Magistrate in relation to the case where former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is alleged to have misused Rs. 16.6 million in state funds during a visit to the UK to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony at the University of Wolverhampton.
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