Navy recovers 86 kilos of Kerala cannabis

The Navy recovered over 86 kilos (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis found adrift in seas off Kudairippu, Jaffna on Sunday.

During a search operation conducted in the sea area coming under the Naval Detachment Mamunai belonging to the Northern Naval Command naval craft recovered two suspicious sacks adrift at sea. The sacks contained about 86.7 kilos (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis which was immediately taken into naval custody. It is suspected that smugglers left behind the stock of Kerala cannabis due to naval operations in the area.

The gross street value of the cannabis consignment is believed to be over Rs. 28 million.

The stock of cannabis would be handed over to the police for further investigations, the Navy said.