Rs. 33 Mn Worth Kerala Cannabis Recovered in Wallipuram

by Zulfick Farzan 09-01-2024 | 10:47 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); A coordinated operation carried out by the Navy with the Army and Police Special Task Force (STF) on 08th January 2024 in the beach vicinity of Wallipuram, Jaffna, led to the recovery of over 84kg of Kerala cannabis hidden in nearby shrubs.

The search operation was carried out by the Naval Deployment Point Pedro in the Northern Naval Command with the assistance of the Army Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) Staff and Nelliadi Police STF, in the Wallipuram beach area.

The coordinated search led to the recovery of 03 suspicious sacks, hidden in the beach vicinity. Upon inspection, the sacks were found to hold 40 packages of Kerala cannabis, totaling a weight exceeding 84kg and 600g. Consequently, the consignment of Kerala cannabis was taken into custody.

The gross street value of this stock of Kerala cannabis is believed to be over Rs. 33 million. Meanwhile, the haul of Kerala cannabis was handed over to the Point Pedro Police for onward legal action.