ICG seizes 3 tonnes of turmeric bound for Sri Lanka

Over three tonnes of turmeric that was being illegally smuggled from Tuticorin to Sri Lanka was seized by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) on Saturday night. The value of the seized turmeric is claimed to be INR 500,000.

The country fishing vessel named ‘Miga Periyavan’ with five crew members was spotted by the ICG ship Vaibhav about 51 nautical miles southeast of Tuticorin. On searching the boat that was found under mysterious circumstances, the ICG personnel found more than three tonnes of turmeric in 88 bags with 35 kg in each bag.

The seized turmeric, boat and the detained men were brought to the old harbour in Tuticorin and handed over to the Customs Department for further investigations on Sunday.

(Times of India)

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