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Monday, April 16, 2018
Rs. 20 mn worth of glyphosate seized
APR 12 2018A 40 feet high container of banned agrochemical glyphosate worth Rs.20 million was seized by Customs officials at Orugodawatte this morning.
According to Customs spokesperson Sunil Jayarane the goods were declared as 934 bags containing 28,000kg of Dolomite.
Officers from the customs Preventive Gates Office who seized the goods discovered 17, 000kg of Dolomite worth Rs.300, 000 and 10,800kg of glyphosate worth Rs.20, 000,000.
Customs officials indicated that the goods had been imported from Indian and that it arrived in Sri Lanka during the first week of April.
Investigations are presently being carried out by Preventive Gate Office officers.
