Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 59 million seized in seas south of Mannar

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Sri Lanka Navy personnel have seized a stock of Kerala cannabis weighing about 197kg and 60g (wet weight) during a patrol conducted in seas
south of Mannar.SLNS Mihikatha patrolling in seas south of Mannar recovered this stock of narcotics after observing several suspicious
(wet weight) of Kerala cannabis.It is believed that the smugglers had jettisoned the stock of Kerala cannabis into the sea and fled, being
over Rs
59 million.The stock of Kerala cannabis held in this patrol will be set on fire and destroyed under the supervision of Naval Provost Branch,
the SLN media unit said.
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