During a search operation conducted in the Kandakkuliya sea area of Kalpitiya on 12 Jan 26, the Navy took hold of a stock of 108,480 pharmaceutical tablets, attempted to be smuggled into the country.

During an operation conducted in the dark hours of 12 Jan 26, the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Coast Guard seized an Indian fishing boat (01) and apprehended 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, off the Delft Island, Jaffna.

In separate operations conducted by the Navy from 06 to 11 Jan 26, thirteen (13) individuals involved in various illegal fishing activities were apprehended along with 04 dinghies in multiple locations across the island.