Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 33mn in Karainagar
September 29, 2023 07:42 am
A special search operation conducted by Sri Lanka Navy in the beach area of Pumattei on the Karainagar Island, Jaffna in the dark hours of Wednesday (Sept. 27) has led to the seizure of a dinghy loaded with over 100kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis.
SLNS Elara belonging to the Northern Naval Command had mounted the search operation during which naval personnel searched a dinghy at the beach on suspicion and recovered 03 sacks of Kerala cannabis.
The 49 packages found in these sacks contained Kerala cannabis weighing about 100kg and 85g (wet weight).
Accordingly, the contraband and the dinghy were taken into naval custody.
The gross street value of the consignment of Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 33 million.
