Navy seize 836kg of Kendu leaves in Kalpitiya

The Navy seized over 836kg of smuggled Kendu leaves during separate operations carried out off Paramunai and Kudawa beach area in Kalpitiya on 30th April and 01st May 2023. The search operations also led to the apprehension of 01 dinghy and 02 persons suspected of smuggling the Kendu leaves.

The suspects,  residents of Anawasala in Kalpitiya, aged 18 and 23 along with the total consignment of Kendu leaves seized in both operations and the dinghy were handed over to the Customs Preventive Office in Katunayake for onward legal action.