Navy apprehends a person with 179 conch shells
The Navy apprehended a suspect with a stock of conch shells, during a raid conducted in the beach area of Chati in Jaffna today (03rd February 2020).
As part of the Navy's operations to curb illegal activities, this raid was conducted in the beach area of Chati and the Navy found 179 conch shells collected with the purpose of selling. During the raid a suspect was also taken into custody. The suspect has been identified as a resident of Mankumban, aged 47.
The accused along with the stock of conch shells was handed over to the Assistant Directorate of Fisheries of Jaffna for onward investigation.
