SriLanka, Sept. 28 -- The Sri Lanka Navy seized a narcotic consignment valued at over Rs 1.5 billion at the coastal area of Kusumanthurei of Madagal in Jaffna yesterday morning, apprehending one suspect and confiscating a dinghy.

Acting on information received by the Northern Naval Command, personnel from SLNS Agbo and Command fleet units intercepted the dinghy smuggling narcotics. The investigations carried out with the assistance of the Jaffna Police Narcotics Bureau have identified 45.5kg of Ice (methamphetamine) and 35.7kg of heroin among the seized consignment, totaling a cache of over 81kg of narcotics. The consignment of narcotics along with the suspect and the dinghy was handed over to the Jaffna Police Narcotic Bureau, Jaffna fo...