The Police Special Task Force intervened to halt an illegal gravel mining operation in Anamaduwa. The illegal gravel mining operation in Daluwegama, Anamaduwa, had commenced about six months ago.

Wells in the area had begun to dry up due to the mining operation. Residents claim that the mining operation has had a harmful impact on their crops and their day to day lives.

The STF, which uncovered the illegal mining operation, seized ten tipper trucks, a JCB machine and arrested eleven suspects who have been handed over to the Anamaduwa Police.

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