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Navy nabs smuggled Kerala Cannabis

December 16, 2022

A large stock of over 181kilos of (wet weight) Kerala Cannabis was apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) during a special operation conducted in the sea area off Guru Nagar in Jaffna on Thursday (15 Dec).

According to SLN sources the banned substance estimated to be worth over 60 million rupees was apprehended during a search conducted on a suspicious dingy.

A suspect aboard the dinghy was also arrested during the operation conducted in the early hours yesterday, the Navy says.

The 36 year old suspect is a resident of Pasoor in Jaffna.