Sri Lanka, Feb. 3 -- The Sri Lanka Navy took hold of about 1,670 kg and 500g of smuggled Kendu leaves and a dinghy, during a search operation conducted off Kepungoda, Negombo on January 31.
The Navy remains ever alert and conducts patrols and search operations in the coastal areas of the island to prevent the influx of illegal items into the country.
As an extension of these efforts, the search operation was mounted by SLNS Kelani, deploying Fast Attack Craft of the Western Naval Command. During the operation, Naval personnel intercepted and examined a suspicious dinghy adrift at sea, leading to the seizure of approximately 1670kg and 500g of Kendu leaves.
It is suspected that smugglers abandoned this batch of Kendu leaves and the dinghy...