Rs.10mn worth live conch shell seized

A 15-inch conch shell with a live and frozen snail inside was seized and four suspects arrested by the Police in Trincomalee when they were attempting to sell it for Rs.10 million.

Trincomalee police carried out the detection on a tip-off received to the police.

The van used to transport the conch shell was also taken into custody and the suspects identified as residents of Muttur, Kinniya and Trincomalee.

Video by Mangalanath