Navy recovers 190kg of beedi leaves

Naval personnel recovered 190kg of beedi leaves at the beach of Paramunei in Kalpitiya on 20^th July 2019.

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command managed to find 04 packages containing 190kg of beedi leaves washed to the beach of Paramunei in Kalpitiya. The stock of beedi leaves will be handed over to the Colombo Customs for onward investigation.

Meanwhile, naval personnel attached to the same Naval Command, during a search conducted in Erambugodella area on 19^th July 2019, found a 980kg haul of beedi leaves left at the beach. The Navy keeps a round-the-clock vigil to curb this kind of illegal activities on and off land.