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Countering Organized Crimes

January 29, 2021

The Sri Lanka Navy’s (SLN) Northwestern Naval Command seized approx. 1340 kilos of dried turmeric and 80 kilos of glyphosate with three suspects during a special operation conducted at Daluwa beach, Kalpitiya on 26 Jan.

The Sri Lanka Army’s 18 Gemunu Watch troops raided an illegal Cannabis cultivation in an area of approx. one acre at Siyambalanduwa Bakmitiyawa reserve on 26 Jan.