The Navy seized over 180kg of cannabis from a dinghy, during a special search operation conducted in the sea area of Guru Nagar, Jaffna in the wee hours of yesterday (4).
The operation, conducted by SLNS Welusumana of the Northern Naval Command, took place in the sea area of Guru Nagar. During the operation, Naval personnel spotted a suspicious dinghy in the sea area. Upon inspection of the dinghy, they recovered seven travelling bags, containing cannabis weighing approximately 188kg and 350g. Consequently, the stock of cannabis and the dinghy were taken into Naval custody.
The gross street value of cannabis held in this operation is believed to be over Rs. 75 million.
The haul of Kerala cannabis together with the dingy was handed over to the Jaffna Police for onward investigation and legal action.
