Navy apprehends two persons with 6 kgs of gold

Navy apprehends two persons with 6 kgs of gold

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended two persons, in Madugal area Jaffna, while attempting to smuggle 6.94 kgs of gold worth nearly Rs. 34.5 million by a fishing boat.

The suspects were on an attempt to transfer the stock of gold by means of a dinghy in disguise pretending they were fishermen. However the navy was able to identify the racketeers in a sudden raid carried out.

The suspects along with the stock of gold, were handed over to the custom officials of Jaffna for onward legal action.