A racket where subsidized kerosene oil issued to Ceylon Fisheries Corporation to be distributed among fishermen, being sold to those who operate private buses and lorries has been exposed.
The racket was exposed during a raid conducted by the Special Investigation Unit of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.
The Hiru CIA team witnessed the raid.
It was revealed kerosene oil has been issued to buses and lorries from a fuel pump operated by the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation's Kinniya shed.
At the time of the raid, fuel was pumping into a lorry.
Three suspects were apprehended during the raid.
Hiru CIA disclosed the details of a kerosene racket which was taking place in North on an earlier occasion.