A stock of shark fins and sea cucumbers seized
On receipt of an intelligence tip-off to the Navy, 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, this morning (July 04).
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 investigations.
