Two suspects who were attempting to smuggle in about 141kg of Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 42 million into the island were arrested by the Navy in seas off the Eluvaitivu Island, Jaffna yesterday. The Navy said the Northern Naval Command managed to intercept a suspicious dinghy off the Eluvaitivu Island and found this stock of Kerala cannabis in 52 packages which had been contained in four sacks. “Accordingly, the two suspects aboard along with 141kg of Kerala cannabis in wet weight and the dinghy were held during this operation,” the navy said. The suspects along with Kerala cannabis and dinghy were handed over to the Kayts Police for further legal action.

Source: The Nation March 11, 2021 09:05 UTC