Gold items recovered by army measured completely

The Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today on the 16th that the measurement of ten thousand gold items worth 16.1 million rupees, discovered by the Sri Lanka Army in those areas during the humanitarian operation in the North and East, concluded. The Criminal Investigation Department informed the court that the ten thousand gold items currently remain in the custody of the Central Bank.

The Criminal Investigation Department informed the court that it took about a year to measure the ten thousand gold items. The Magistrate ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to present a detailed report regarding the ten thousand gold items to the court. The Colombo Chief Magistrate on a previous court date ordered to send the items to the National Gem and Jewellery Authority and present a report regarding them to the court.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate on a previous court date ordered to forward these gold items—currently in the custody of the Directorate of Military Intelligence after discovery from camps, illegal banks, and other buildings of the illegal terrorist organisation LTTE—to the National Gem and Jewellery Authority to inspect them and call for a report.