A 84kg stock of Kerala cannabis was retrieved on the northern shore during a joint operation by the Sri Lanka Navy, the Army, and the Police Special Task Force (STF).
Accordingly, 40 parcels totaling 84.6 kg of cannabis were recovered stashed in three large sacks in the shrubbery along the beach at the time of the operation, which took place on January 8 near Vallipuram, Jaffna.
The Sri Lanka Navy estimates that the cannabis stash, which was later handed over to the Point Pedro Police, has a street value over Rs. 33 million.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
Speaker (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne to announced to the Parliament regarding the vacant seat created in Parliament due to the resignation of Mohamed Sali Naleem from his position as a Member of Parliament.
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