Navy was able to recover an abandoned stock of Kerala cannabis weighing about 131kg and 800g during a foot patrol conducted in the beach area of Thondamanaru, Jaffna yesterday, Navy said.
The search operation led to the recovery of this stock of Kerala cannabis (weighing around 131kg and 800g) in 04 sacks, left behind by racketeers.
Meanwhile, the street value of the stock of Kerala cannabis is believed to be about Rs. 39.54 million.
The operation was conducted adhering to COVID-19 protocols in place for the arrest of the transmission of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the haul of cannabis held by the Navy was set on fire today by the Northern Naval Command, 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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