Sri Lanka Navy had taken into custody around 1900 Kilo Grammes of Turmeric at Sinnapadu beach in Mundalama area in North during a raid carried out in the area this morning ,(20).
The stock of Turmeric which brought through sea route from India violating the quarantine rules was stored in 59 polythene and fertilizer sacks to prevent absorbing water according to Navy. The stock of Turmeric worth more than Rs . 11 million is due to be handed over to Sri Lanka Customs .
The suspects who brought this stock of Turmeric through fisheries boats had fled away from the area at the time of the raid it had been revealed .
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