Navy personnel attached to the Northern Naval Command seized 312.5 kilograms of beedi leaves off Analathivu Island on Saturday.
The beedi leaves had been packaged in six parcels and were found floating in the seas during an operation by Naval officers on a Fast Attack Aircraft.
It is suspected that the contraband was intended to have been smuggled into the country from India.
Jaffna customs officials are conducting investigations into the seizure.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
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.
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