Turmeric Smuggling Spikes in Sri Lanka After Import Ban

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Turmeric Smuggling Spikes in Sri Lanka After Import Ban

A spoon of turmeric powder. Photo/Bal Mugesh Navaneetha Krishnan Turmeric smuggling as a result of a government ban on imports to Sri Lanka in December ...

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