A special operation conducted by the Navy in Irukkulampiddi, Mannar on Wednesday, led to the seizure of about 9170kg of sea cucumber, stored in violation of licence conditions, and apprehension of a suspect in connection to the incident.
In this special operation, the raiding party managed to take hold of this large stock (about 9170kg) of sea cucumber together with a suspect in connection, Navy said.
The coordinated operation was conducted adhering to COVID-19 protocols in effect to arrest the transmission of the pandemic. The accused held in the operation was identified as a resident of Puttalam.
The suspect along with the sea cucumber stock was handed over to the Assistant Director of Fisheries Mannar for onward legal action.
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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