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Four arrested for illegal gem mining

The Island

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May 07, 2025

The Moneragala Police Division arrested four individuals for allegedly engaging in illegal gem mining operations along the banks of the Kumbukkan Oya.

- BY RAVINDU GUNATHILAKE

The suspects, aged 31, 50, 52, and 55, are residents of the Moneragala and Silavathura. Police said the group had been using an unauthorised scanning devic

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