COPA calls for CID investigation into import of contaminated fish

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Colombo, March 25 (Daily Mirror) - The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) called for an investigation into the import of contaminated fish in January this year and has thus advised the Ministry of Finance to refer the matter to CID.

It was revealed at the recent COPA meeting that some 102 containers of contaminated fish had been imported in January this year.

COPA has given instructions after determining that the import of contaminated fish is a criminal act.

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melville perera Monday, 25 March 2024 03:53 PM

With the Sea of Sr Lanka surrounding us to an extent of 500 miles from the coast and each of our local fishing catch exceeding 10 times the yearly imported canned fish the authorities are hardly concerned about the waste of foreign exchange when the canned conents are only fish and water

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Organic Tuesday, 26 March 2024 02:28 AM

Must be rotten Chinese fish dumped on us..after organic fertiliser.

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sam Monday, 25 March 2024 05:08 PM

criminals go scot free in SL

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