15 million kilos of paddy arrested

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized more than 15 million kilos of paddy during raids conducted over the past three days.

The raids were carried out in Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Ampara and Batticaloa districts in search of registered mill owners and non-farmer paddy stockpile middlemen.

The Ministry of Trade stated that about 30 intermediate paddy stores had been sealed.