Navy seized 41 kilos and 540 grams of Cannabis at the Mampuri Beach, Norochcholai yesterday (22).
The haul of Cannabis was found after it had been abandoned by racketeers to evade the Navy’s operations in the region, Navy said.
A detachment of Navy's Special Boat Squadron deployed at Mampuri Beach has conducted the raid. The street value of the seized stock to be over Rs. 12 million.
The Norochcholai Police is conducting further investigations into the incident.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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