The Navy has seized a stock of buried Kerala cannabis weighing over 06kg in the Vankalavadi beach vicinity, Jaffna during a search operation.
The search was carried out by the Naval Detachment Nainativu belonging to SLNS Elara in the Northern Naval Command. During the operation, naval personnel have discovered 03 packages of Kerala cannabis, buried in the beach vicinity.
The retrieved stock of Kerala cannabis weighed about 06kg and 40g which was subsequently taken into the naval custody, the navy said.
The gross street value of this stock of Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 02 million.
Meanwhile, the haul of Kerala cannabis was handed over to the Kayts Police for onward legal action, according to the navy.
