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VIDEO: Three held with 21,000kg expired Basmati rice
Jan 07, 201403:32 PM
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) Gampaha District Unit today seized 21,000 kilograms of Basmati rice, unsuitable for human consumption, stored at a container yard in Wattala.
The expired Basmati rice, imported from Pakistan, is estimated to be worth around Rs 4 million and was to be repackaged and released to the market, the CAA said.
Three persons have been arrested in connection while they are to be produced before the Wattala Magistrate’s Court.
