During a search operation carried out on 01 Jan 26 in the lagoon area of Negombo, the Sri Lanka Navy seized over 224kg of smuggled Kendu leaves.

In line with the "A Nation United" National Mission, aimed at safeguarding future generations from the threat of narcotics, the Sri Lanka Navy has intensified drug-interdiction operations across the island. These efforts are carried out through a collaborative approach involving local and foreign maritime stakeholders as well as law enforcement agencies.

During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 01 Jan 26, the Sri Lanka Navy seized 01 Indian fishing boat and apprehended 11 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, off Kovilan of Kareinagar, Jaffna.

In a coordinated operation, the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police Special Task Force (STF) in Mannar seized a cache (115) of commercial explosives intended for illegal fishing with a suspect (01) on 31 Dec 25.

In a coordinated series of search operations, the Sri Lanka Navy, Police and the Police Special Task Force (STF) seized a significant cache of foreign cigarettes (16,000) and apprehended two (02) suspects on 25 and 29 Dec 25.

During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 29 Dec 25, the Sri Lanka Navy seized 01 Indian fishing boat and apprehended 03 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, off the Delft Island in Jaffna.

During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 27 Dec 25, the Sri Lanka Navy seized 01 Indian fishing boat and apprehended 03 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, south of the Delft Island in Jaffna.

In a major counter-narcotics operation, the Sri Lanka Navy apprehended five (05) suspects and seized a local multi-day fishing trawler carrying a consignment of suspected substances on the high seas off southern coast.

During an operation conducted in the wee hours of today (23 Dec 25), the Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing trawler (01) and apprehended 12 Indian fishermen, while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters north of Talaimannar.

The Sri Lanka Navy rescued two (02) fishermen from a capsized fishing boat in Trincomalee Inner Harbour on 15 Dec 25, during a rescue operation prompted by adverse weather conditions.