Two Indian dhows seized in suspected Kendu leaf smuggling attempt off Udappuwa
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Daily Mirror reports that Sri Lanka’s Navy and Coast Guard took control of two Indian dhows and two local dinghies off Udappuwa, in Puttalam, on the 21st.
Daily Mirror reports that the vessels were involved in an effort to smuggle a consignment of Kendu leaves. Ada Derana reports that two Indian dhows were seized in connection with suspected Kendu leaf smuggling off Udappuwa.
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- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · නීති විරෝධීව ගෙන ආ වියළි ඉඟුරු තොගයක් නාවික හමුදා භාරයට
- Ada Derana (සිංහල) · ශ්රී ලංකාව හරහා ඉන්දියාවට පාකිස්තාන භාණ්ඩ ආනයනය කළ ජාවාරමක් හෙළිවෙයි
- Newswire · Over 125kg of smuggled Kendu leaves seized in Puttalam
- Newswire · Four arrested in India over attempt to smuggle 137 kg of crystal meth to Sri Lanka
- Daily Mirror · Kendu leaves smuggling attempt foiled off Udappuwa