Container truck with alleged substandard coconut oil seized in Dambulla
Posted by Editor on April 2, 2021 - 10:32 am
A container truck has been seized from Dambulla on Thursday night (April 01) on suspicion of carrying a consignment of coconut oil containing carcinogens.
The vehicle in question was taken into custody by a team of officers of Dambulla Police, acting on a tip-off received by the Mayor of Dambulla Jaliya Opatha.
The container truck was seized while it was parked at a private warehouse near the Dambulla Dedicated Economic Centre.
Samples of the stock is to be tested to verify if it contains any substance unfit for human consumption.
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