The Army Intelligence Division has revealed a racket of mixing chemicals for substandard coriander and reprocessing them.
The Army Intelligence Division has informed the officers of the Tirukkovil Camp of the Police Special Task Force. Accordingly, the Special Task Force’s Tirukkovil camp officers raided a place yesterday where this smuggling is taking place.
The Special Task Force has taken steps to get the support of the officers of the Ampara District Office of the Consumer Affairs Authority to raid this place, which was run at a place on the old sea road in Kalmunai.
It has been revealed that chemicals (sulphur powder) are mixed for substandard coriander, repackaged and released to the market for sale from this place.
2,125 kilos of coriander mixed with sulphur, 82,750 kilos of coriander ready to be mixed with sulphur, and 225 kilos of sulfur powder were found here.
The Special Task Force states that a 44-year-old resident of area 08, Kalmunaikudi, was arrested on suspicion and handed over to the team including Mr. Saliya Bandara Navaratne, Head of the Amipara District Office of the Consumer Affairs Authority for further investigation.
According to the information received from the officers of the Army Intelligence Division to the officers of the Special Task Force Tirukkovil camp, as per the orders and instructions of the Special Task Force Commanding Officer DIG Attorney General Waruna Jayasundara, under the supervision of Zonal Commander Superintendent of Police Mr. Gunasiri, under the direction of Assistant Superintendent of Police Mr. Asoka, the Special Task Force team of Tirukkovil Camp Camp Commander Police Inspector RWVS Rajapaksa and a team of officers from the Consumer Affairs Authority Ampara district office have conducted this raid.
