COLOMBO: Three Chinese nationals were arrested in Galle with dead butterflies in wall frames brought into the country illegally, the customs department said here the other day.
Customs department spokesman Leslie Gamini said that the three Chinese were employed on a ship in Galle and had in their possession 11 wall hangings with 54 dried butterflies.
He said that the Chinese men had brought the dead butterflies from Madagascar on the Chinese registered ship.