On the sidelines of the National Drug Prevention Week mooted by the President His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena from 23^rd June to 01^st July 2019, a wide range of programmes had been organized in the Eastern Naval Command.

Naval personnel nabbed sixteen (16) persons for engaging in illegal fishing in the sea area of Kalladichenei in Trincomalee on 03^rd July 2019.

The ‘Highlands Cup-2019’ annual golf tournament hosted by Sri Lanka Army Golf Club kicked off at the scenic Golf Course in Sri Lanka Military Academy in the garrison town of Diyathalawa on 29 ^th June 2019.

Navy apprehended 02 persons with 20 packets of Kerala Cannabis which were set for sale, during a raid carried out at Wannimundalam area in Kalpitiya, on 2^nd July 2019.

Forty (40) Senior Sailors of Sri Lanka Navy were awarded Interest free loan facility valued Five Hundred Thousand rupees (Rs.500,000/=) each, by the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters, today (2^nd July).

A commemoration ceremony of War Heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice on behalf of the motherland, was held at the Ranaviru Memorial in Galle today (2nd July).

A Naval team apprehended a person with 690mg of drug ICE during, a raid carried out at Koiyawadi area in Norochchole , today (2^nd July ).

The crew of SLNS ‘Sagara’ assisted to tow a distressed trawler ashore, on 1st July 2019.

During a special operation conducted in Pesalai area, Mannar this morning (02^nd July 2019), a group of naval personnel, with the assistance of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB,) arrested a person and found a hidden 29.8kg haul of Kerala cannabis.

A team of Naval personnel apprehended two (02) persons with 310mg of heroin, at Hambanthota area, on 1^st July 2019.