The Sri Lankan government has seized 32,000 metric tonnes of sugar - just days after it imposed a state of emergency to stop food hoarding and soaring prices.
Authorities have restricted imports while they work to address a worsening foreign currency crisis.
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez has more from Colombo.

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