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Navy seizes 818 kgs of dried turmeric
Two persons and 818 kgs of dried turmeric were taken in to custody in two naval operations carried out yesterday (16).
During a special operation, the North Central Naval Command nabbed two suspects who were attempting to smuggle about 510kg of dried turmeric by a dinghy in the sea area north of Mannar. The consignment had been stuffed in 12 gunny sacks, the Navy said
Meanwhile, in another special operation conducted at Vankalai in Mannar, the Navy seized about 308kg of dried turmeric in five delivery sacks, left behind at the Vankalai beach.
The suspects have been identified as residents of Palleimunai in Mannar, aged 26 and 37. They have been handed over to the Public Health Inspector of Talaimannar for quarantine process, while the seized consignments of dried turmeric had been disinfected to comply with COVID-19 guidelines and were to be handed over to the Jaffna Customs Office for further investigation.
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