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Island-wide Navy operations are conducted to nab suspects involved in extremist activities and find explosives

Following the Easter Sunday attack carried out by an Islamic extremist group on 21st April, armed forces and Police have launched special search operations to arrest suspects involved in extremist activities and expedited their missions to find explosives items. Accordingly, during search operations conducted in the past couple of days the Navy had arrested 03 suspects who are believed to have involved in extremist activities. ...

2019-05-01

Navy averts the possible threat of flood to Wakwella area in Galle

Sri Lanka Navy removed logs and branches of trees clogged underside of the Wakwella and Mulkada bridges in Galle, yesterday (29th April)....

2019-04-30

Navy apprehends 03 persons for transferring teak logs without permit

Naval personnel during a foot patrol conducted in Maduragama, Puttalam yesterday (29th April) apprehended 03 persons who were transferring teak logs without a valid permit. ...

2019-04-30

Two (02) persons arrested for catching lobsters without valid permit

Naval personnel arrested 02 persons for catching lobsters without a valid permit in Sandy Bay, Trincomalee yesterday (28th April). ...

2019-04-29

Navy arrests 03 persons for engaging in illegal fishing sans valid fishing permits

Naval personnel arrested 03 persons for engaging in illegal fishing without valid fishing permits in the lagoon area of Puttalam yesterday (28th April)....

2019-04-29

Navy nabs 03 suspects with 15 Pkts of Kerala cannabis

Naval personnel nabbed 03 suspects with 15pkts (15g) of Kerala cannabis in front of the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo on 27th April.....

2019-04-29

Navy apprehends 04 persons for engaging in illegal fishing

Sri Lanka Navy apprehended 04 persons for engaging in illegal fishing in the lagoon area of Puttalam on 27th April....

2019-04-29

Two (02) persons held with unauthorized fishing nets

Sri Lanka Navy held 02 persons with unauthorized fishing nets in the beach area of Karadakkuli on 27th April....

2019-04-29

Navy volunteers to clean bomb-hit St. Anthony's Church, Kochchikade

A programme to clean the St. Anthony's Church in Kochchikade, which came under a terrorist suicide attack on 21st April, was successfully carried out at the church premises today (27th April)....

2019-04-27

Naval personnel receive cheques for semi-completed houses under Meth Sevana housing project

Forty six (46) naval personnel yesterday (26th April) received cheques for semi-completed houses under Meth Sevana housing project initiated by the Ministry of Defence....

2019-04-27

Navy held six persons for illegal fishing

Navy apprehended six (06) persons engaged in illegal fishing at Uchchmunai area, yesterday (25th April). ...

2019-04-26

Seven people held with 80 litres of illegal liquor

A group of naval personnel arrested 07 suspects with 80 litres of illegal liquor in the beach area of Jinnapuram today (26th April)....

2019-04-26

A person nabbed with 700mg of Cannabis

A Naval team arrested a person with 700mg of Cannabis at Killiveddi in Trincomalee, today (26th April)....

2019-04-26

5 persons engaged in fishing without valid passes apprehended by Navy

A team of Naval personnel apprehended 5 persons who engaged in illegal fishing in the seas South of Kachchativu island, yesterday (25th April)....

2019-04-26

Navy apprehends 02 persons engaged in illegal fishing activities

A group of naval personnel apprehended 02 persons engaged in illegal fishing activities in the lagoon area of Puttalam yesterday (24th April). ...

2019-04-25