(UTV|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with Police Special Task Force (STF) apprehended a person with a haul of Beedi leaves at Tharapuram area in Mannar yesterday (05).
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.
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