Operations News
2026
September
Over 2,680kg of smuggled Kendu leaves seized in Puttalam
The Sri Lanka Navy seized more than 2,680kg of Kendu leaves smuggled into the country during coordinated search operations carried out in the Puttalam coastal areas of Pallivasalpadu and Nawatkadu on 8 September 2026.
Stock of fish caught using explosives seized in Mullaitivu
A coordinated operation by the Sri Lanka Navy with the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources led to the seizure of a stock of fish caught using explosives, in Mullaitivu today, 7 September 2026.
Navy rescues three (3) more stranded people off Thalaimannar
The Sri Lanka Navy today (5 September 2026) provided urgent humanitarian assistance to another group of individuals, a father and his two children aged 11 and 13, found stranded on a remote sandbank off Thalaimannar, ...
Sri Lanka Navy rescues stranded group off Talaimannar
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), during its routine maritime surveillance and patrol operations, today (5 September) provided urgent humanitarian assistance to a group of individuals including four (4) women, one (1) man and...
Navy nabs 3 for transferring illegally harvested sea cucumbers
The Navy apprehended 3 persons and seized a boat transferring 673 illegally harvested sea cucumbers during a search operation in the Kudarappu coastal area of Jaffna this morning, 5 September 2026.
Two arrested with illegal liquor in Wennappuwa
A coordinated operation conducted by the Navy along with the Coast Guard and Wennappuwa Police led to the arrest of 2 persons and seizure of illicit liquor in Nainamadama, Wennappuwa on 4 September 2026.
𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗙 𝗣 𝟰𝟰𝟰𝟳 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗗
The Sri Lanka Navy confirms that the remains suspected to be of the officer who had been reported missing, following the maritime incident involving Fast Attack Craft P 4447 on 15 August were recovered from the craft ...
Person arrested in Hambantota with 1,600 foreign cigarettes
A person was arrested in Mirijjawila, Hambantota, with about 1,600 foreign cigarettes intended for illegal sale, following a search operation by the Navy and the Police Special Task Force on 1 September 2026.
Suspect arrested with foreign e-cigarettes in Wellampitiya
The Navy arrested a suspect with 130 foreign electronic cigarettes intended for illegal sale, in the Wellampitiya area of Colombo on 1 September 2026.
August
Suspect arrested with 400 medicine tablets intended for illegal sale
The Sri Lanka Navy arrested a suspect with 400 medicine tablets in his possession for illegal sale, during a coordinated search operation with the Police at the Matale Junction of Anuradhapura on 29 August 2026.