It is reported that a person who sold kasippu in Negombo and Katana areas under the guise of selling fish by tying a box used for selling fish to his motorcycle has been arrested by the police.
It is said that the suspect was arrested by the officers of the anti-corruption division of the Katunayake Police this morning (12) along with a stock of Kasippu with a value of 200,000 rupees.
The suspect is a 44-year-old resident of Heinatiana. The police say that he had been carrying out this smuggling for many years.