Coastline sting nets smuggled goods along with a suspect

In a coordinated operation, the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police arrested a suspect with smuggled stocks of Kendu leaves weighing more than 835kg, pesticide weighing over 635kg and 03 dinghies, at the Morawala beach, Negombo on 24 Sep 25

The operation was conducted by personnel from SLNS Kelani, in the Western Naval Command, together with the Dungalpitiya Police. During the search, they inspected three suspicious dinghies at the beach and seized the smuggled items, together with a suspect in connection to the incident.

The suspect was identified as a resident of Pitipana in Negombo, aged 39. The suspect, along with the seized dinghies and smuggled items, were handed over to the Dungalpitiya Police for further investigation and legal proceedings.