Meanwhile, the Xinhua news agency says Sri Lankan police have launched a nationwide crackdown on those buying and stocking diesel and petrol to sell at higher prices. A police spokesman in the capital, Colombo, said police had launched a nationwide crackdown on fuel stockpilers since Sunday.
Police spokesman Nihal Thaldua said they had information that many people were flocking to gas stations to buy fuel for sale at higher prices. Nihal Thaldua said that despite the availability of fuel at the gas stations, the general consumers are facing difficulties due to long queues for stocking buyers.
