The Navy, in an operation conducted off the Northern coast, has apprehended three suspects who were in possession of a large volume of Kerala cannabis, estimated to be worth Rs. 93 million.
The Patrol Craft CG 402 of the Coast Guards attached to the Northern Naval Command had seized the contraband in the sea area west of Delft Island in Jaffna on Tuesday (4).
During the operation, the Navy personnel intercepted this suspicious dinghy, in which they found six sacks of Kerala cannabis packed in 76 parcels.
The suspects apprehended in the operation were identified as residents of Pesalai in Mannar, aged 19 and 51 years. The suspects, along with the stock of Kerala cannabis and the dinghy, were handed over to the Delft Police for onward legal action.
Source By themorning.lk
