News:2022-09-13/Trafficking/kerala-ganja-worth-rs-130-million-seized-indian-dhow-intercepted-off-kudiramalai-point

Sri Lanka·North Western Province·Puttalam District·Kudiramalai Point

Kerala Ganja worth Rs. 130 million seized — Indian dhow intercepted off Kudiramalai Point

The Sri Lanka Coast Guard vessel SLCGS Suraksha, in a coordinated operation with the Navy, intercepted an Indian dhow carrying 434 kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis in 9 sacks in Sri Lankan waters west of Kudiramalai Point, Puttalam. Five Indian suspects aboard the dhow were apprehended. A Sri Lankan one-day fishing trawler with five Sri Lankan nationals was also seized on suspicion it had reached the area to receive and bring the consignment ashore — a mid-sea transfer caught in progress. The street value of the seizure was estimated at over Rs. 130 million. All suspects and contraband were handed to Kalpitiya Police.

Source: https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/09/14/kerala-ganja-worth-rs-130-mn-sezied/