Friday, September 18, 2020

Bloemendhal Police Had Taken In To Custody 33,000 KG Of Illegally Imported Turmeric At The Colombo Port -12 Persons Including 02 Customs Officers Arrested Over The Incident

Bloemenihal Police had  taken in to
custody 33,000 Kilo Grammes of TurmerIc illegally imported from Dubai and removed from the customs recently.

Police had arrested 12 persons including 02 Assistant Customs Supirintendents over the incident .

Police had taken in to. custody  07 lorries and 03 containers containing the illegally imported  33,000 Kilo grammea of Turmeric at the vehicle yard  of the Colombo port in Bloemendhal  area .The stock of Turmeric had been imported on the pretext of importing glass  it has been revealed .

At present there's a severe shortage of Turmeric in the country it has been repprted. Police and other forces have recently taken into custody stocks of illegally imported Turmetic at various places in the country and later destroyed them without releasing to the market .

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