(UTV|COLOMBO) – A group of RABS Personnel attached to the North-Western Naval Command, recovered a haul of beedi leaves floating in the sea which was 1,232.5 kilogrammes in weight, during a patrol carried out in Udappuwa sea area on Tuesday (26).
This recovered haul was packed in thirty-five parcels.
It is suspected that, this consignment is a smuggling attempt from India by floating over the sea. The haul of beedi leaves was handed over to Customs Sub Preventive office in Sinnadadu for further investigations.
Accordingly, over 7,000 kilogrammes of beedi leaves which were attempted to bring to the island in illegal means, had been apprehended by the patrols and raids carried out by the Navy during the past months of this year and the process of preventing such smuggling attempts, is continued.
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