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Suspect nabbed with contraband Kendaru leaves
The Navy seized over 1,111 kilos of smuggled Kendu leaves used for manufacturing beedi during a special search operation carried out at Kandakuda Junction in Kalpitiya on the night of 01 March. A tipper truck which was to transfer the consignment of contraband was also taken into custody.
The Navy conducts patrols and search operations in coastal and sea areas of the country to ward off the influx of contraband, through sea routes.
The search operation was carried out by SLNS Vijaya in the North Western Naval Command, with a group of Navy Marine and Intelligence personnel attached to SLNS Vijaya. During the search in Kandakuda Junction, the naval personnel searched the tipper truck and found 35 parcels of Kendu leaves in it. The consignment of seized Kendu leaves weighed about 1,111.8 kilos.
The tipper truck and the stock of Kendu Leaves, seized in this search operation, were handed over to the Kalpitiya Police for onward legal action.