Navy recovers haul of Tendu leaves from Ambalangoda seas

The Navy recovered a haul of Tendu leaves weighing about 118kg (wet weight), adrift in Ambalangoda seas, during a patrol carried out in that area on January 05, 2024.

The Sri Lanka Navy consistently carries out search operations and patrols along the island’s coastal region and seas to deter the smuggling of unauthorized items into the country. As an extension of these efforts, a Fast Attack Craft attached to the Southern Naval Command carried out a patrol on the Ambalangoda seas and recovered three suspicious sacks drifting in the ocean on January 5. During further search, Naval personnel found Tendu leaves of about 118kg and 120g (wet weight) in those sacks which were subsequently taken into Navy custody.

It is suspected that smugglers might have abandoned the consignment, being unable to fetch them ashore due to the presence of the Navy in the area. The retrieved stock of Tendu leaves has been kept in the custody of the Navy until they are produced for subsequent legal action.

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