Navy seizes Kerala cannabis worth over Rs. 41 Mn in Madagal

A foot patrol conducted by the Navy in the beach area of Madagal in Jaffna led to the seizure of over 126kg of Kerala cannabis on the night of March 10.

SLNS Agbo in the Northern Naval Command made this apprehension in the beach area of Madagal during the foot patrol, naval personnel took hold of four suspicious sacks at the beach and recovered 55 packages of Kerala cannabis in them. The seized stock of Kerala cannabis weighed about 126.8kg.

The gross street value of the stock of Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 41 million. It is also believed that smugglers might have left behind the stock at the beach, due to constant Naval search operations in the area.