{"id":2890,"date":"2026-05-26T04:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/?p=2890"},"modified":"2026-05-26T04:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T04:37:47","slug":"kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcb\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b89\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b88\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b9f\u0bbf \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b87\u0bb0\u0b95\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd 2026 \u0bae\u0bc7 25 \u0b86\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc7\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0baa\u0baf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-82-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2891\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b85\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0b87\u0baf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bae\u0bc2\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0baf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8, \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc0\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf\u0baf 70 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-83-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2892\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b85\u0ba4\u0bc7 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe \u2013 \u0b9a\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0b95\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd, \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b89\u0bb4\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0baf\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b85\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bbe 50 \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcb\u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0baf 70 \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc2\u0b9f\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b87\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bc6\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd.\n\n\u0b87\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bc1 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9c\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd.<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-84-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2899\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b87\u0bb5\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0bb1\u0bbe\u0ba9 \u0b9a\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bcb\u0ba4 \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b88\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd. \u0bae\u0ba3\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b85\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bcd\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bca\u0b9f\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc6\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0b95\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0ba8\u0baa\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd, \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0bb5\u0bbe\u0b95\u0ba9\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcb\u0ba3\u0bae\u0bb2\u0bc8 \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbe\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0ba8\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b86\u0b9c\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bbf\u0bb8\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police launched a sudden and well-coordinated raid in the Upparu area under the Kinniya Police Division in the Trincomalee District, resulting in the arrest of several individuals engaged in illegal sand mining activities. Acting on credible and confidential intelligence received by law enforcement, the operation was carried out on May 25, 2026, as part of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2897,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,1],"tags":[265,304,72,73,302,175,305,303,301],"tmauthors":[71],"class_list":{"0":"post-2890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local","8":"category-news","9":"tag-crime-news-sri-lanka","10":"tag-law-and-order","11":"tag-newshouse","12":"tag-newshouse-lk","13":"tag-police-seizure-vehicles","14":"tag-sri-lanka-news","15":"tag-sri-lanka-police-operation","16":"tag-trincomalee-magistrate-court","17":"tag-trincomalee-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kinniya Illegal Sand Mining and Shell Smuggling: 8 Arrested<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a swift operation carried out in the Trincomalee \u2013 Kinniya area, police have arrested 8 individuals involved in illegal sand mining.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kinniya Illegal Sand Mining and Shell Smuggling: 8 Arrested\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a swift operation carried out in the Trincomalee \u2013 Kinniya area, police have arrested 8 individuals involved in illegal sand mining.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newshouse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-26T04:37:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-86.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jinthusha Sri\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jinthusha Sri\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jinthusha Sri\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0\"},\"headline\":\"Police Launch Major Crackdown: 8 Arrested in Illegal Sand Mining and Smuggling Operation.\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-26T04:37:47+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":287,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-86.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Crime News Sri Lanka\",\"law and order\",\"newshouse\",\"newshouse.lk\",\"police seizure vehicles\",\"Sri Lanka News\",\"Sri Lanka police operation\",\"Trincomalee Magistrate Court\",\"Trincomalee news\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Local\",\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kinniya Illegal Sand Mining and Shell Smuggling: 8 Arrested\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-86.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-26T04:37:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0\"},\"description\":\"In a swift operation carried out in the Trincomalee \u2013 Kinniya area, police have arrested 8 individuals involved in illegal sand mining.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-86.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/New-Project-86.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Police Launch Major Crackdown: 8 Arrested in Illegal Sand Mining and Smuggling Operation.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/\",\"name\":\"Newshouse\",\"description\":\"Sri Lanka\u2019s Leading News Platform\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0\",\"name\":\"Jinthusha Sri\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"ta-LK\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jinthusha Sri\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/newshouse.lk\\\/ta\\\/author\\\/sakthi\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kinniya Illegal Sand Mining and Shell Smuggling: 8 Arrested","description":"In a swift operation carried out in the Trincomalee \u2013 Kinniya area, police have arrested 8 individuals involved in illegal sand mining.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kinniya Illegal Sand Mining and Shell Smuggling: 8 Arrested","og_description":"In a swift operation carried out in the Trincomalee \u2013 Kinniya area, police have arrested 8 individuals involved in illegal sand mining.","og_url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/","og_site_name":"Newshouse","article_published_time":"2026-05-26T04:37:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-86.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Jinthusha Sri","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jinthusha Sri","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/"},"author":{"name":"Jinthusha Sri","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0"},"headline":"Police Launch Major Crackdown: 8 Arrested in Illegal Sand Mining and Smuggling Operation.","datePublished":"2026-05-26T04:37:47+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/"},"wordCount":287,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-86.png","keywords":["Crime News Sri Lanka","law and order","newshouse","newshouse.lk","police seizure vehicles","Sri Lanka News","Sri Lanka police operation","Trincomalee Magistrate Court","Trincomalee news"],"articleSection":["Local","News"],"inLanguage":"ta-LK","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/","url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/","name":"Kinniya Illegal Sand Mining and Shell Smuggling: 8 Arrested","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-86.png","datePublished":"2026-05-26T04:37:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0"},"description":"In a swift operation carried out in the Trincomalee \u2013 Kinniya area, police have arrested 8 individuals involved in illegal sand mining.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"ta-LK","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ta-LK","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-86.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/New-Project-86.png","width":1080,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/kinniya-illegal-sand-mining-shell-smuggling-8-arrested\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Police Launch Major Crackdown: 8 Arrested in Illegal Sand Mining and Smuggling Operation."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/","name":"Newshouse","description":"Sri Lanka\u2019s Leading News Platform","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"ta-LK"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/#\/schema\/person\/050d7b5f68478f2f26bce0819dec72b0","name":"Jinthusha Sri","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"ta-LK","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/74a87440f74f906b2300dcd8c8b49602282c6f65fad0a56ad46ecc006a459a9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jinthusha Sri"},"url":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/author\/sakthi\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2900,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2890\/revisions\/2900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2897"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2890"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newshouse.lk\/ta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=2890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}