A search operation conducted by the Navy in the Eththalai Lagoon area of Kalpitiya on 01 Jul 25 led to the interception of 03 dinghies for smuggling 979kg consignment of dried ginger. The search also resulted in the apprehension of 03 suspects in connection to the illegal act.

During a search operation conducted in the beach vicinity of Nadukuda in Mannar on 30 Jun 25, the Sri Lanka Navy thwarted a smuggling racket involving 65 pet birds (pigeons) and apprehended 02 suspects and a dinghy employed for this illegal act.

In a special search operation conducted in the dark hours of 30 Jun 25, the Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat (01) and apprehended 07 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, north of Mannar.

In separate search operations conducted by the Navy with the Sri Lanka Coast Guard and the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources from 09 to 20 Jun 25, thirty (30) individuals involved in various illegal fishing activities were apprehended in multiple locations. The operations also made way for the seizure of 10 dinghies and 02 traditional boats employed for these illegal practices.

During a special search operation conducted in the wee hours of today (29 Jun 25), the Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat (01) and apprehended 08 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, north of Mannar.

A search operation conducted by the Navy in the sea area off Kovilan, Kareinagar in Jaffna on 27 Jun 25 resulted in the interception of a dinghy (01) with approx. 209kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis. The operation also resulted in the apprehension of 03 suspects in connection to the smuggling racket.

The Sri Lanka Navy on 25 Jul 25 rescued 04 Indian fishermen aboard an Indian fishing boat that had capsized in the Sri Lankan waters off Talaimannar.

A coordinated search operation conducted by the Navy and Police resulted in the arrest of a suspect with about 3200 foreign-manufactured cigarettes, in the Udaperadeniya area of Kandy on 16 Jun 25.

A search operation conducted by the Navy in the Nadukuda area of Mannar on 22 Jun 25 led to the seizure of Kendu leaves weighing approx. 1365kg and about 29100 tobacco products (mini-cigars), suspected to be smuggled in.

The Navy apprehended 03 suspects with 7. 48g of heroin, 29.86g of methamphetamine (ice) and 3.651kg of Kerala cannabis as well as seizure of a motorbike during coordinated operations conducted with the Police from 26 May to 12 Jun 25.