The Navy intercepted a foreign dhow carrying around 92kg of hashish during a special search operation carried out in the sea area of Sand Dunes in Talaimannar yesterday (5).
The operation also led to the apprehension of three foreign suspects in connection to the illegal act.
The Navy took hold of the stock of hashish that weighed about 92kg. The drugs were in 95 packages which had been found in three sacks concealed in the dhow. Along with the drugs, three foreign suspects in connection to the incident and the drug-carrying dhow were also taken into custody.
The gross street value of the stock of hashish is believed to be over Rs. 92 million.
The suspects together with drugs and the dhow were handed over to the Talaimannar Police for onward legal proceedings.