The Navy seized Kerala Cannabis weighing 165kg and 400g off the Northern Sea Area.
During a search operation, the Navy seized Kerala Cannabis packed in 75 parcels worth over Rs. 54 million in the sea area of Veththalakeni, Jaffna.
The parcels were discovered in a dinghy boat with a suspect.
The suspect held in the operation is a resident of Mulliyan, aged 36. The suspect, along with narcotics and the dinghy, was handed over to the Maradankeni Police for onward legal action.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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