Sri Lanka Navy busted an Indo-Sri Lanka cross-border cannabis smuggling racket and arrested 04 Indian persons and two of their Sri Lankan accomplices along with approximately 100 kilograms of “Kerala Ganja”. The arrest was made by Sri Lanka Naval Ship Udara attached to the Northern Naval Command in the seas off Kachchatheevu on 25 th April 2013.
Udara on routine patrol had detected an Indian dhow moving suspiciously north-east of the Kachchatheevu Island and, upon investigation had found 04 bags of cannabis hidden inside. Following the revelation made by the Indians onboard the GPS-fitted dhow of their plan to arrive at a pre-determined location, the Navy also arrested the two locals who arrived in a fiber glass dinghy to take away the contraband.
The arrested persons along with the cannabis and the craft involved were handed over to Delft Police for further investigations.
[mappress] Naval Today Staff, April 26, 2013; Image: Sri Lanka