STF-CAA nab suspect mixing chemicals with coriander

The Police Special Task Force (STF) raided a storage complex in Kalmunai's Beach Road area where chemicals were allegedly mixed with coriander powder. 

 

 

A 44-year-old suspect from the Kalmunai Kudy area was arrested during the operation. This joint raid involved STF personnel and officers from the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) in Ampara, acting on a tip-off received on Tuesday night. 

 

 

The authorities seized 2,125 kilograms of coriander powder mixed with a specific chemical, 8,275 kilograms of substandard coriander, and 225 kilograms of the chemical from the storage complex during the raid.