Over one hundred thousand liters of fuel, which was being stockpiled and sold at black market prices, has been seized in raids by the police and the police special task force.
That’s roughly the equivalent to the capacity of 15 fuel Bowsers.
27,001 liters of petrol, 56,323 liters of diesel and 19,195 liters of kerosene are among those fuel stocks.
Police Media Spokesman, Senior Superintendent of Police Advocate Mr. Nihal Talduwa stated that this fuel stock was found in 953 raids and 884 suspects were arrested.
