Trawler Seized with Suspected Narcotics to Be Brought to Galle Harbour Today

COLOMBO(News 1st): A local multi-day fishing trawler taken into Navy custody while transporting a stock of sacks suspected to contain narcotics is scheduled to be brought to the Galle Harbour today.

The vessel was seized yesterday following a special operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy in the deep seas south of the island.

Meanwhile, in a separate special operation conducted in the southern seas recently, the Navy also seized 132 kilograms of narcotics.