Traders fined at pola

Three suspects who pleaded guilty to selling outdated packets of papadam and noodles to consumers were fined Rs.26,000 by Kurunegala Additional Magistrate Namal Perera. They were residents of the Kurunegala urban area.

They were nabbed while selling the goods at the Dodangaslanda weekly fair. Ridigama MOH Dr. Lionel Wickramaarachchi prosecuted. Meanwhile, a bakery owner and a grocer who sold cakes without the details of the manufacturer on the wrappers were fined Rs.12,000 by Galgamuwa Magistrate P. Weerasooriya. Giribawa PHI K.G.D. Rathnayake prosecuted.