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Arrested for transporting endemic plants
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Eight persons including an Indonesian national were arrested by the Norton Bridge police for transporting a special variety of plants (Gyrinops Walla), endemic to Sri Lanka.The police had arrested the suspects while they were transporting the plants in a luxury vehicle.
Initial investigations revealed that the suspects transported the plants to Colombo and thereafter condense the plants into oil in order to export it.
The plants are used to produce perfumes and colognes and the plants are said to be only found in the forest surrounding the Adams Peak.
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Pix Ranjith Rajapaksa and Gamini Illangathilaka
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