A special search operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy on the Analaitivu Island, Jaffna on 10th November 2023, led to the recovery of Kerala cannabis weighing over 69kg (wet weight).

The Sri Lanka Navy apprehended two (02) suspects and seized a cache of controlled drugs, during a search operation carried out in the waters off Kalpitiya on the evening of 09th November 2023. The dedicated operation paved the way to intercept a dinghy carrying 570,000 capsules of Pregabalin, a type of controlled drug.

The Sri Lanka Navy intensified its emergency relief operations in Ja-Ela on 08th November 2023, after a flood situation caused by the overflowing of the ‘Ja-Ela Canal’, with recent heavy rainfall. Accordingly, the Navy relief teams came forward to provide immediate assistance to the affected people in the area.

A special search operation mounted by the Navy led to the interception of a dinghy carrying Kerala cannabis weighing over 137 kg (weight weight) in the sea area off the Eluvaitivu Island, Jaffna in the dark hours of 06th November 2023. During the operation, the Navy also nabbed 03 individuals suspected of involvement in this unlawful activity.

The Sri Lanka Navy successfully dismantled a smuggling racket in the evening of 03rd November 2023, seizing about 02 kg and 150 g of gold, attempted to be smuggled from the country via sea, during a special operation mounted off Oluthuduwai, Mannar. The operation also led to the apprehension of 05 suspects, a dinghy, a motorcycle and a three-wheeler used for this illegal act.

The Sri Lanka Navy on 02nd and 03rd November 2023 cleared the blockages under the Dodamgoda and Wakwella Bridges which are over Gin River in Galle, ensuring the free flow of water downstream.

The Navy apprehended 02 suspects with a stock of smuggled insecticides, during a search operation conducted in the sea areas of Karaitivu and Palliyawatta of Kalpitiya on 29th October 2023.

A special search operation conducted by the Navy in the coastal vicinity of Vaddukoddai, Jaffna today (29th October 2023) led to the apprehension of 02 suspects with about 104kg of Kerala cannabis and a three-wheeler.

The Sri Lanka Navy conducted special operations to chase away Indian poaching trawlers from Sri Lankan waters in the evening of 28th October 2023 and this morning (29th October 2023). The separate operations led to the seizure of 05 Indian trawlers with 37 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Mannar as well as near the Delft Island, Jaffna.

The Sri Lanka Navy conducted separate operations in the Urumalai beach area of Talaimannar and at the Mandaitivu T Junction roadblock in Jaffna on 25th and 26th October 2023. The operations led to the apprehension of 07 persons for their involvement in night diving and transporting sea cucumber without valid licence. During these operations, the Navy also held 620 sea cucumbers, 01 dinghy and 01 three-wheeler.