Galle Magistrate A. Nishantha Peiris imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on a person who was found guilty of setting up traps to kill wild animals in a forest reserve using live electric wires.
The person was arrested by a group of Special Task Force officials of Galle Hiyare camp while he was engaged in the illegal maneuver to trap pigs and porcupines at Hiyare Forest Reserve.
Imaduwa Police prosecuted.