Sand in sugar: legal action against trader

Irangika Range

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) will take legal action against the trader who imported 800,000 kilos of unrefined sugar mixed with sand, seized at a warehouse in Sedawatte on January 9.

CAA Special Investigation Unit OIC Pradeep Kaluaraarachchi said the errant businessman will be produced before the Maligakanda magistrate.

The adulterated sugar imported from Brazil was valued at Rs 80 million.

The stock is believed to be the balance of a stock of sugar seized by the CAA on December 31. The consignment of sugar had been imported from Brazil to the same trade number. The samples of the refined sugar were sent to the Government Analyst's Department. The report revealed the sugar was mixed with sand.