Sri Lanka Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS ‘Sayura’ seized a vessel carrying a large consignment of narcotics in seas about 463 nautical miles (835km) off southern coast of the island on Saturday, 28^th March 2020 around 9.30 a.m.

Sri Lanka Navy on 30^th March 2020 conducted a programme to distribute dry rations among community on Analathivu Island in Jaffna.

The Navy nabbed 02 suspects who were transporting Kerala cannabis for sale, during a coordinated operation conducted with the Police Narcotics Bureau, at Kattikudirippu area in Pesalai, Mannar on 30^th March 2020.

The Navy, during a search conducted at Urumalai area in Thalaimannar, on 30^th March 2020, recovered a haul of conch shells which were hidden in a shrubby area.

Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) Balance Style 2020/01 between Sri Lanka Navy and US Army commenced at the Special Boat Squadron HQ in Trincomalee on 02^nd March 2020. After nearly a month the course reached to its termination on 30^th Mar 2020, followed by certificate awarding ceremony.

As an extension of sterilization programmes carried out by Navy to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, Zahira College premises in Puttalam was disinfected, today (30^th March 2020).

The Sri Lanka Navy launched a programme to distribute dry rations among several families in areas belonging to the Southeastern Naval Command.

In support of the Sri Lanka Navy’s contribution to contain the spread of novel coronavirus within the country, the Lalan Rubbers (Pvt) Ltd. handed over 20,000 latex gloves to Sri Lanka Navy at the Naval Headquarters today (30^th March 2020).

The Navy on 29^th March 2020 apprehended 03 persons for breaching curfew laws at a roadblock in Arugam Bay area.

Sri Lanka Navy which is shouldering the national effort of controlling the spread of coronavirus in the island, prepared two holiday bungalows located at Mihitale and Oyamaduwa as quarantine centres, on 29^th March 2020.