During a special operation launched by Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG), over 183kg of Kerala cannabis was recovered in the seas north of Kankesanthurai in Jaffna, yesterday, Navy said.
58 cannabis parcels packed in 04 sacks had been cast-off about eight nautical miles north of Kankesanthurai by the racketeers due to the failure to smuggle them into the island and the street value of the stock is believed to be over Rs. 55 million.
The haul of cannabis had been destroyed and the entire operation was conducted adhering to healthcare guidelines, Navy said.
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.
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