Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The body of a youth who disappeared after jumping into the sea during a special police operation at the Beruwala Fisheries Harbour was recovered this morning (18).

Beruwala police state that the youth, who was on a multiday fishing trawler, jumped into the water out of fear upon seeing officers during an anti-drug trafficking raid yesterday afternoon (17).

He disappeared underwater while attempting to swim toward another vessel.

The body was discovered this morning within the harbor premises, approximately 200 meters from where he originally entered the water.

The deceased was a resident of the Waskaduwa area in Kalutara.

According to police, he was identified as a person heavily addicted to narcotics and invo...