Elephant pearls seized

Police arrested two persons for illegal possession of elephant pearls (Gajamuthu) over the weekend.   

Ichchalampattu Police apprehended two individuals who were in possession of two elephant pearls, during a raid carried out in the Poonagar area based on a tip-off received by the police.   

The suspects are said to be residents of the Gokarella. Ichchalampattu. Police are conducting further investigations.   

In a separate incident, three individuals who were attempting to sell three elephant pearls (Gajamuthu) near the Puttalam Lagoon were arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF).   

The raid was carried out following a tip-off received by the Sri Lanka Air Force Intelligence, which indicated that the suspects were preparing to sell the elephant pearls for a sum of around Rs. 30 million.   

The suspects were arrested in an operation after undercover officers posed as potential buyers.   

Police said that the two of the three arrested suspects are residents of Mawanella and the remaining suspect is a resident of Puttalam.   

The Police Special Task Force (STF) has handed over the seized elephant pearls along with the arrested suspects to the Puttalam Police for further investigations.