Navy nabbed 344 kilos and 550 grams of Cannabis worth of Rs. 103 million along with three suspects and a dinghy at seas off the Analathivu Island, Jaffna today (July 12).
Navy's Northern Command during a special raid carried out in the northern seas seized the suspicious dinghy transporting 11 sacks of Kerala cannabis. The SLN suspects that the smugglers might have retrieved the stock of cannabis into the dinghy at the International Maritime Boundary Line with a view to smuggle them into the island.
Navy also revealed the street value of the seized stock of cannabis is believed to be approx. Rs. 103 million.
According to the sources, the suspects held during this operation were residents of Nachchikuda, Mannar and Guru Nagar in Jaffna, in between 34 to 38 years of age.
The persons taken into custody with the haul of cannabis and the dinghy were handed over to the Kankesanthurai Police for onward legal proceedings.
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