නීතිවිරෝධීව මෙරටට රැගෙන ආ බීඩි කොළ කිලෝග්‍රෑම් 125ක් නාවික හමුදා භාරයට

The Sri Lanka Navy said its personnel and Coast Guard staff recovered around 125kg of Kendu leaves during a joint search on Friday morning (16). The search took place along the Periyapadu shoreline in Puttalam.

The operation involved Navy personnel assigned to SLNS Thambapanni, which serves under the Northwestern Naval Command, working with Coast Guard personnel. They examined three sacks they regarded as suspicious and found the leaves inside.

The Navy suggested the people transporting the consignment might have left it on the coast as naval monitoring in the area increased. The reports do not say that anyone was detained in connection with the seizure.

The recovered material was delivered to the Department of Excise office in Puttalam for further legal proceedings. The reports provide no further details about those proceedings.

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