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Navy seizure of 2,123kg Kendu leaves brings total this year to 19K
View(s):The Sri Lanka Navy seized about 2,123kg of smuggled Kendu leaves during a search operation carried out this week in the beach vicinity of Mohoththuwaram, Kalpitiya.
A team of Navy Marines from SLNS Vijaya, under the Northwestern Naval Command, conducted the search operation leading to the discovery of 64 suspicious sacks concealed in shrubs along the Mohoththuwaram beach.
The sacks, suspected to have been hidden by smugglers, contained approximately 2,123 kilograms of Kendu leaves.
The stock of Kendu leaves will be handed over to the Excise Special Unit in Puttalam for onward legal action. Including the recent apprehension, the Navy has seized over 19,000kg of smuggled Kendu leaves thus far in 2025.
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