Customs have nabbed around 70 containers of Indonesian areca nut (Karunka or betel nut) while trying to export to India as Sri Lankan products. The Nation learns that the value of one areca nut container could be around Rs.3.5million.
Sources revealed that price of Indonesian areca nut have come down very badly as the no much demand in the world market. In India, Sri Lankan areca nuts has a great demand and some have planned to purchase areca nut at lower prices and import to Sri Lanka and then sell it to India on higher prices as the demand for Lankan products are high.
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