A 59 year old man was arrested along with four conch shells (valampuri) worth over ten million rupees in Shantipuram, Mannar, police said.
Based on a tip-off received by Mannar police, the shells were discovered in a house during a search operation conducted by a group of its officers.
The suspect, a resident of the Shantipuram, was apprehended while the shells were to be sold illegally.
The suspect is to be produced before Mannar Magistrate’s Court.
By: Romesh Madushanka - Wanni
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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