Sri Lanka Navy has apprehended 03 suspects along with a massive consignment of dried turmeric and glyphosate. The contraband was seized during a special operation carried out by the Navy at Daluwa beach in Kalpitiya yesterday (January 26). The consignment contained nearly 1,340kg of dried turmeric and 80kg of glyphosate that the suspects were planning to smuggle in, the Navy said in a statement. Dried turmeric had been stuffed in 37 sacks while glyphosate haul was arranged in 800 packets, each containing 100g. The seized items and the suspects were handed over to the Customs Preventive Office Katunayake for onward legal action, the Navy said further.

Source: The Nation January 27, 2021 12:03 UTC