Suspect apprehended for transporting sand without permit
 

Coast Guard personnel attached to the Coast Guard Station Kirinda in coordination with the STF personnel in Katharagama, during a joint raid, apprehended a suspect for transporting sand without valid permit yesterday (20).

The apprehension was made in Yodakandiya in Thissamaharama when the suspect was transferring Sand on a tractor. The suspect was identified as a resident of Yodakandiya, aged 38. The apprehended person, tractor and sand were handed over to the Thissamaharama Police for onward legal action.