29th September 2020 21:22:30 Hours
A joint team of the 8 Battalion Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment and 3 Commando Regiment troops of the 54 Division in Kondachchi, Mannar after apprehension of a suspect on Monday (28) night took a consignment of 946 kgs of turmeric, kept concealed into custody early this morning (29). The value of the stock exceeds Rs 3.7 million.
Alert troops observed a suspicious movement of a man in the nearby area and moved out to apprehend him but the man in question on seeing the troops began to flee. Troops caught him and questioned about his movement in the area which afterwards led to detect the consignment of concealed turmeric stock.
The suspect and the contraband was handed over to the Mannar Police for further investigations.
