Illegal buffalo slaughter house raided

By Jayamapthy Jayasinghe

An illegal buffalo slaughter house at a secret location in Wisenthi Mawatha, Madama, Payagala was raided by police last Friday and several buffaloes, cows and calves were released, police said.

Police found the carcases of two buffaloes and eight live buffaloes, two cows and a calf when they raided the abattoir which had functioned secretly for several years. The total amount of meat seized was 145 kilos.

According to police stolen buffaloes and stray cattle brought from distant places were slaughtered in the night and the meat was supplied to the beef stalls in Aluthgama, Beruwela and Kalutara on the following day. Around 10 buffaloes and a cattle were slaughtered daily, police said.

The area veterinary surgeon and the Public Health Inspector, who inspected the meat had found it unfit for human consumption. It was an offence to slaughter buffaloes. The suspect along with seized buffalos, cattle and the meat were handed over to the Payagala police to be produced in Court.

The raid was conducted by the Police Central Anti Vice Striking Force (CAVSF) on the instructions of IGP Victor Perera.