The Sri Lanka Navy has seized 02 boats with about 38 kilos of Kerala cannabis, with a street value exceeding Rs. 08 million, during a search operation conducted in the Uchchamunai Lagoon in Kalpitiya yesterday (04).
The boats were seized following a search operation mounted by deploying a naval craft in the Uchchamunai coastal vicinity by SLNS Vijaya in the Northwestern Naval Command.
According to the Navy, the boats loaded with 18 parcels of Kerala cannabis, weighing approximately 38 kilos, were taken into naval custody.
The stock of Kerala cannabis and the bots were handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau, Puttalam, for legal action. (Newswire)