Three (03) persons have been apprehended during a Navy-Police anti-drug operation conducted on 15^th December 2019.

Another worthy effort of safeguarding beaches around the island was conducted at Western and Southern beach areas on 14^th December 2019, under the "Green and Blue Drive"(Neela Haritha Sangramaya), the innovative concept of the Commander of the Navy Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva.

The Navy, during a raid conducted with the assistance of the Police, apprehended 02 persons with 310g of Kerala Cannabis in the beach area of Chaddi, Jaffna on 14^th December 2019.

SL Navy rescued a woman who was drowning in the harbour mouth sea of Galle harbour, on 14 December 2019.

The Navy has been able to convert the manually operated 40mm/L60 weapon onboard SLNS Samudura to electrical operation, with the help improved technology in naval armament.

“Naval Special Warfare Maritime Security Course 2019” which was conducted as a Subject Matter Expert Exchange programme by United States Navy, 4^th Fast Attack Flotilla and Special Boat Squadron of Sri Lanka Navy was successfully concluded on 13^th December 2019 with a certificate awarding ceremony.

Sri Lanka Navy in coordination with Sri Lanka Police held a person with 450mg of heroin at Thoddavely area in Mannar, on 12^th December 2019.

The Secretary to Ministry of Defence Major General Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) made an official visit to the Northern Naval Command on 12^th December 2019. He was accompanied by Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne, Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, and Commanders of the Army and Air Force.

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva made an official visit to the Northern Naval Command on 12^th December 2019. During this visit, the Navy Commander declared open the first phase of the three-storeyed building at the Command Headquarters.

As a result of the inclement weather across the island, a bridge across the road to “New Light Road” village which runs from Madavachchiya to Horowpothana, had been damaged and Sri Lanka Navy initiated to repair it on 12^th December 2019.