Over 11 million worth Kerala cannabis seized in Kilali Lagoon

A foot patrol conducted by the Navy in the Kilali Lagoon area led to the seizure of over 37kg of Kerala cannabis and the apprehension of two suspects on Monday night.

The Navy conducts regular patrols and search operations in the coastal areas around the island to ward off wide-ranging illegal activities taking place via sea routes. As an extension of these efforts, the Kilali Detachment of Naval Deployment Vettalakeni in the Northern Naval Command made this apprehension during a foot patrol conducted in the Kilali Lagoon area.

Thus, Naval personnel engaged in this foot patrol on suspicion arrested two persons who were carrying two sacks on the Manalkadu beach in the Kilali Lagoon area. On examination, it was found that the sacks contained about 37kg and 700g of Kerala cannabis with a street value of over Rs.11 million. The suspects together with the haul of Kerala cannabis were taken into Naval custody.

The two suspects held by the Navy were identified as residents of Kilali, aged 17 and 29 along with the stock of Kerala cannabis were handed over to the Palei Police for onward legal action.