Mandapam Marine police have seized 1000 kilograms of turmeric all set to smuggle the spice to Sri Lanka at Pamban. As per the spy information, the police made a  search operation early morning of Monday. The search resulted in 40 gunny bags containing 20 kilograms of turmeric were found in a country boat anchored at Pamban north sea. A total of 1,000 kilograms of turmeric was seized.  

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The unregistered country boat from Thoothukudi district was packed with 1000 kg of Turmeric and the marine police team led by inspector S Kanagaraj seized them. The turmeric was being smuggled to Puttalam in Sri Lanka, said the officials. M Smileson (29) from Akkalmadam was detained. He was found on the shore keeping a watch over the boat. He was booked under sections 12 (1) (a) of the Passport Act 1967 read with 353 and 506 (ii) of the Indian Penal Code. 

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The accused confessed that he went to Thoothukudi from Pamban in the country boat last Thursday and was contacted by a man named Stalin early on Friday morning who instructed him to collect turmeric bags from Trespuram seashore the same night around 8 pm, the marine police said. The same police team has seized 500 KG of turmeric packed to smuggle to Sri Lanka. 

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