Navy assists to apprehend a person possessed 192.5kg of Beedi leaves

SL Navy in coordination with Police STF apprehended a person with a haul of Beedi leaves at Tharapuram area in Mannar on 5^th September 2019.

Accordingly, 192.5kg of Beedi leaves possessed by a person without a permit, was apprehended during a raid carried out by North Central Naval Command in coordination with Police STF-Mannar. This haul of Beedi leaves was packed in 11 parcels and hidden in a house. The apprehended suspect is a resident of Tharapuram area aged 32.

Further investigations into the haul of Beedi leaves and the suspect are carried out by Police STF-Mannar. Sri Lanka Navy frequently conducts raids in order to avert and apprehend the illegal drug smugglers assisting the Police to bring them for legal prosecution.