The Sri Lanka Navy took hold of over 83kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis adrift in waters, during a patrol conducted in the sea area of Delft, Jaffna on 22nd August 2023.

A coordinated search operation conducted by the Navy and Seeduwa Police STF in Nainamadama area of Seeduwa on 23rd August 2023 led to the recovery of about 176kg of smuggled Kendu leaves in an abandoned house in the locality.