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Officers of the Special Investigation unit of the CEB rounded up around 400 people involved in electricity piracy in a two day operation in Vavuniya. Pic by Romesh Madusanka



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  • Waruna Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:38 AM

    Need tougher punishments for things like this, much more than small fines.

    malkanthi Tuesday, 24 August 2010 07:41 AM

    Pilfering not only electricity anything you name it, is a simple job to our guys. We are masters in this subject.

    DXB Tuesday, 24 August 2010 10:20 AM

    Yes , we are master in Piracy , all international banks block the credit card immediatly once it swiped in Sri Lanka as cards are being pirated in Sri Lanka.

    suranga Mallawa Tuesday, 24 August 2010 10:29 AM

    It is remarkable the way they get the small fish these days saving peanuts.
    How about big one's in the parliment who eat bllions of public funds. Any ieads to stop them????????

    Faqi Tuesday, 24 August 2010 05:44 PM

    suranga Mallawa - Well said my friend. Its time we expose the big cats that catch more than small mice, who are in the Parliament.


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