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Sri Lankan Government Deploys Team to Crack Down on Sugar Mafia - Chinimandi

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Colombo: The government, caught in a dilemma over its inability to sell brown sugar produced at four local mills, has deployed a team to investigate whether any mafia is involved in secretly releasing hoarded stock into the market, according to a minister. Only 11 per cent of the total sugar requirement is produced locally at the mills located at Pelwatte, Sevanagala, Ethimale and Galoya. Deputy Minister of Trade R.M.
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Colombo: The government, caught in a dilemma over its inability to sell brown sugar produced at four local mills, has deployed a team to investigate whether any mafia is involved in secretly releasing hoarded stock into the market, according to a minister. Only 11 per cent of the total sugar requirement is produced locally at the mills located at Pelwatte, Sevanagala, Ethimale and Galoya. Deputy Minister of Trade R.M.

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ChiniMandi broke the news in on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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