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Navy detects 956kg of smuggled Kendu leaves in Kalpitiya
The Island
|October 29, 2025
The Navy took hold of about 956kg of smuggled Kendu leaves and a dinghy (01) believed to have been used to smuggle in the contraband, during a search operation conducted in the coastal and sea area of Thudawa in Kalpitiya on 27 Oct 25.
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During the search operation, SLNS Vijaya belonging to the Northwestern Naval Command retrieved 10 sacks of Kend
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of The Island.
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