Navy finds 70kg of Beedi leaves

Naval personnel found 70kg of Beedi leaves during a search conducted at Baththalangunduwa area in Kalpitiya on 21^st July 2019.

A group of naval personnel attached to the Northwestern Naval Command, during a search conducted in Baththalangunduwa area, found this haul of beedi leaves washed ashore as two parcels. The recovered Beedi leave parcels are due to be handed over to the Colombo Customs for onward investigation.

The Navy managed to recover about 1200kg of Beedi leaves in Northwestern Naval Area by the raids conducted in past days. As a result of continuous naval operations, drug trafficking into the island has considerably reduced.