A haul of African elephant tusks confiscated by the Sri Lanka Customs in 2012 was destroyed on par with international norms and practice, by Wildlife and Sustainable Development Ministery officials at a ceremony held at Galle Face a short while ago.
Sri Lanka is a signatory to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora popularly known as the Washington Convention of 1979.
This haul of elephant tusks worth Rs. 4.2 billion was confiscated by the Sri Lanka Customs in 2012.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
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