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Sri Lanka Navy seize 322.860 kg Kerala cannabis, 4 held

Colombo (Sri Lanka), Apr 30 (UNI) Sri Lanka Navy seized 322.860 kg of smuggled Kerala cannabis and arrested four persons in connection with the smuggling racket, an official statement said on Wednesday.
The statement issued here by the Sri Lankan Navy said a search operation was carried out by the Northern Naval Command by deploying a naval craft ‘SLNS Uththara’ on receiving credible information in the Point Pedro sea area on Tuesday.
The naval personnel intercepted two dinghies and recovered 322.860 kg of Kerala cannabis being smuggled to the Island nation.
Consequently, the consignment of Kerala cannabis, two dinghies and four suspects were taken into naval custody.
The gross street value of the narcotic substance held in the operation is believed to exceed Rs 129 million.
The arrested persons, together with Kerala cannabis and the dinghies were handed over to the Point Pedro police for onward legation, it said. UNI GSM SSP
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