The Navy, today (06^th February 2020), rendered assistance to bring ashore an injured fisherman onboard a multi-day fishing trawler.

Commanding Officer Fleet Diving Squadron of the Royal Navy, Commander Al Nekrews who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka, called on Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva at the Naval Headquarters today (06^th February 2020).

During a search operation conducted in Gintota area, Galle on 05^th February 2020, the Navy found a suspicious dinghy and several diving equipment near an uninhabited house.

SL Navy managed to apprehend more than one ton of Kerala cannabis by operations conducted island wide from 01st January to 06^th February this year.

The Navy in coordination with the Sri Lanka Excise apprehended a person with approximately 110kg of Kerala cannabis, during a search operation carried out at Thodamanaru beach area in Jaffna, today (06^th February 2020).

During a coordinated raid conducted by the Navy with the Negombo Police, a haul of an illegal drug called ‘Thool’ – a mixture of tobacco powder and lime was seized. The consignment of the drug had been found in a house at Periamulla area in Negombo,.

The Indian Navy Ship (INS) ‘Jamuna’ arrived at the port of Colombo today (06^th February 2020) and she was welcomed by the Sri Lanka Navy in compliance with naval traditions.

Navy apprehended four(04) persons who were engaging in illegal sand mining without permit in Ginganga, on 05^th February 2020.

Starting a new chapter in the Sri Lanka Navy's turtle conservation project, a bale of sea turtle hatchlings emerged from the turtle conservation site at the Galle Face on 05^th February 2020. This site was conserved by the Navy following turtle eggs were found from the area.

The Navy held about 04kg of Kerala cannabis, during a search conducted at Kusumanthurai area in Jaffna, on 05^th February 2020.