A notorious crocodile who had been troubling the residents of Wanawasala, Keleniya for years was finally captured by the residents on Sunday.

According to the residents, the crocodile had devoured several dogs in the area on prior occasions.

The residents said that they had notified wildlife officials countless times about this crocodile menace.

Our reporter in the area said, that though the wildlife officials had attempted to capture the crocodile several times, all these efforts had been futile.

Following the capture by  residents, the crocodile was relocated by officials of the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

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