The Sri Lanka Navy took hold of 318kg (wet weight) of Kendu leaves washed ashore at Serakkuliya, during a foot patrol and a search operation conducted at Serakkuliya beach on Saturday (12).
The Navy conducts regular search operations and patrols in the coastal and sea areas of the island to prevent nefarious activities being carried out via sea routes.
As an extension of these efforts, the SLNS Vijaya, SLNS Thambapanni and the Rapid Action Boat Squadron in the Northwestern Naval Command carried out a foot patrol and a search operation in the beach area of Serakkuliya on Saturday. During this operation, Naval personnel recovered nine suspicious packages washed ashore and they were found to have been stuffed with Kendu leaves weighing 318kg (wet weight).
It is suspected that racketeers have smuggled this consignment of Kendu leaves and abandoned the packages at the beach due to the Navy’s presence in the area.
Meanwhile, the seized consignment of Kendu leaves has been kept in the Naval custody until it is handed over to authorities for onward legal action.
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