The Navy, in a joint operation with the Kayts Police, seized a consignment of foreign-origin cannabis, weighing about 368 kilos, at the Suruvil beach area, on Kayts Island, Jaffna.
The operation, conducted on Wednesday (04), also led to the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of a dinghy used to transport the contraband.
The Navy said the search had been carried out by personnel attached to SLNS Kanchadewa of the Northern Naval Command, in coordination with the Kayts Police Station.
During the operation, naval personnel searched a suspicious dinghy found at the beach and recovered the stock of cannabis packed in 175 parcels.
The street value of the seized foreign cannabis is estimated to exceed Rs. 73 million.
The suspect arrested in connection with the incident has been identified as a 35-year-old resident of Velanai in Kayts Island.
The suspect, along with the dinghy and the stock of cannabis, was handed over to the Kayts Police for further investigations and legal action.
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