Over 7,000 kg of waste tea found in Ambalangoda
Over 7,000 kg of waste tea found in Ambalangoda
2016-01
The Special Task Force (STF) has discovered 7,985 kg of waste tea in Ambalangoda police division last evening (10), Police Media Unit told Ceylon Today.
During a raid conducted at Andadola area in Ambalangoda police division, an individual was taken into custody along with a lorry containing a consignment of waste tea. The lorry contained 3,204 kg of waste tea unfit for human consumption, Police said.
The suspect revealed information regarding two warehouses containing waste tea upon questioning, Police Media Unit said. Accordingly a stock of 4781 kg of waste tea, stored in the two warehouses, was taken into police custody along with another suspect.
The suspects, residents of Ambalangoda area, are to be produced before Balapitiya Magistrate today (11) and Ambalangoda Police is conducting further inquiries into the incident.
