2 arrested with 25 black turtles

14 May 2012 06:44 am

Two persons were arrested in Galle for allegedly capturing Black Turtles to sell for meat, Galle police said. The suspects were apprehended with 25 Black Turtles at the scene.

The suspects were apprehended with 25 Black Turtles at the scene. The captured Black Turtles were handed over to the wildlife conservation department in Hikkaduwa. (Yatiyana Pushpakumara)