Kerala cannabis valued at over Rs. 54 Mn held in northern waters

A special search operation conducted by the Navy in the Waththirayan sea area of Veththalakerni, Jaffna on Sunday (23) morning  led to the apprehension of a suspect  with over 165kg of Kerala cannabis being smuggled by a dinghy.

The gross street value of the seized Kerala cannabis is believed to be around Rs. 54 million.

The suspect along with narcotics and the dinghy was handed over to the Maradankeni Police for onward legal action.