A lorry carrying over 1,700 kgs of smuggled Kendu (ebony) leaves was obstructed by the Sri Lanka Navy in Duwa, Negombo yesterday (30 Dec.), leading to the arrest of a 44-year-old individual.Following a special search operation performed by the Navy, based upon a tip-off, a 44-year-old homeowner of Negombo was detained with almost 1797kg of Kendu leaves, in 58 packages.The operation was installed by SLNS Kelani in the Western Naval Command, with the support of Expeditionary Task Force, in Duwa, Negombo.Accordingly, the accused, along with the consignment of narcotics and the truck used to transport it was handed over to the Preventive Unit of the Sri Lanka Customs in Katunayake for onward legal proceedings.
This short article first appeared/also appeared in https://adaderana.lk
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