[Sri Lanka] - Two jailed with over 1,000 kg of smuggled cardamom

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Navy, together with the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Ettalai, Puttalam, have actually apprehended two suspects in possession
of 1,266 kgs of smuggled cardamom and 40 kilograms of insecticide.The joint operation was performed on Sunday (15 Jan.), when the SLNS
Thambapanni in the Northwestern Naval Command, together with the assistance of Police STF in Puttalam, robbed 2 suspicious taxis parked at a
residence in the area.A total of 38 sacks bring nearly 1,266 kilograms of smuggled cardamom and over 40 kilograms of insecticide was
discovered inside the 2 lorries, believed to be prepared for circulation, Sri Lanka Navy reported.Two believes, determined as citizens of
the location, aged 33 and 41, were likewise arrested.The suspects, together with the consignment of cardamom and insecticide, and the taken
vehicles have been handed over to the Customs Preventive Office in Katunayake for onward legal proceedings.