In a bid to cripple the drug smuggling ring, Navy nabbed 174 kilos and 50 grams of Kerala cannabis along with a dinghy and two suspects, during a special raid at the seas off Thondamanaru, Jaffna last evening.
Five kilos of dried turmeric were also found apart from the Cannabis, the Navy said.
According to the Navy, the street value of the seized haul of cannabis is believed to be around Rs. 52 million.
The suspects nabbed during the operation were residents of Point Pedro and Mullaithivu aged 28 to 34 years.
Persons in custody along with the items seized and the dinghy were handed over to the Kankesanthurai Police for onward legal proceedings, the SLN said.
A Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the No. 72 squadron has crashed into the Madhuru Oya reservoir this morning, Air FOrce Media Spokesman Eranda Geeganage said.
Update: Five of the twelve passengers on board the bell 212 aircraft that crashed into the Maduru Oya today, have succumbed to their injuries, the SLAF said.
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