Army personnel and Buddhist monk arrested for trespassing into archaeological site

Four persons including three Army personnel have been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) for unlawfully entering an archaeological site.

Accordingly, a Lieutenant Colonel, a Sergeant and a Corporal of the Sri Lanka Army were arrested together with a Buddhist monk, while scanning the ground for buried treasure after unlawfully entering an archaeological site at Mawadiodal, Karadiyanaru.

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