Navy seizes haul of cannabis

By Norman Palihawadane

The Navy nabbed a suspect with 130 kilos (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis being smuggled in a dinghy in northern waters off Uduththurei, Jaffna, on Friday night.

Officers and men of the Naval Deployment Veththalakerni in the Northern Naval Command took into custody the suspect and the dinghy during a search operation conducted off Uduththurei. The search led to the detection of about 130.6 kilos of Kerala cannabis in 61 parcels.

The gross street value of the seized Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 43 million. The suspect (44) is a resident of Uduththurei in Jaffna.The suspect along with the Kerala cannabis and the dinghy was handed over to the Maruthankerny Police for legal action.