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Illegal racket of sea cucumbers and shark fins: 2 arrested
Jul 04, 201701:17 PM
Naval personnel attached to the North Central Naval Command in collaboration with Vankalai Police apprehended 2 suspects engaged in an illegal racket of sea cucumbers and shark fins.
The arrest was made in the morning today (04), upon receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy.
The racketeers were arrested while they were on an attempt to smuggle these stocks concealed in 20 packages in a dinghy. Among the stocks were 553 kg of shark fins and 317 kg of sea cucumbers.
The apprehended suspects, sea cucumbers, shark fins and the dinghy are to be handed over to the Jaffna Customs Office for further investigation.
