Four individuals have been arrested for having stolen mangoes worth Rs. 700,000 from a 20-acre mango farm in the Madunagala area in Sooriyawewa, Hambantota.
The Police stated that the suspects had carried out the theft on Monday (27) after having arrived in a van and had illegally entered the mango farm.
The owner of the farm who had received information on the robbery had apprehended the suspects with the assistance of the area residents.
The Police stated that the suspects are residents of Sooriyawewa and Horana, while a 14-year-old schoolboy was among the arrested persons.
The Sooriyawewa Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (NewsWire)
