Fined for selling rotten fish

A fish vendor who was found guilty of selling fish unfit for human consumption without a permit, was fined Rs. 15,000 by Peelessa Magistrate Champika Rajapakse. The accused is a resident of the Mawathagama Police division in Kurunegala. Public Health Officer (PHI) Suranga Kuruvita prosecuted.

The Magistrate ordered that the rotten stock of fish to be destroyed.