Navy nabs man with Kerala cannabis in Jaffna

Navy nabs man with Kerala cannabis in Jaffna

October 27, 2019   01:04 pm

The Sri Lanka Navy with the assistance of Police Special Task Force (STF) apprehended person with a stock of Kerala cannabis at Anji Sandi, Jaffna, yesterday (26).

While conducting a combined search in Anji Sandi area by the Northern Naval Command and the Jaffna Police STF, suspicious person riding a motorbike were intercepted, stated Sri Lanka Navy.

Further search recovered 04.232kg of cannabis being transferred by the suspect.

The suspect has been identified as a resident in the Jaffna, aged 33. 

The suspect along with the motorbike and Kerala cannabis has been handed over to the Jaffna Police for onward legal action.

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