VBSS course for foreign Coast Guard personnel comes to an end in Trincomalee
The certificate awarding ceremony of the Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) course, conducted for the Coast Guard personnel affiliated to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), was held at the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) Training School in Trincomalee on 27th September 2019.
28 Sep 2019
Navy assists apprehension of suspect with illegal cigarettes
During a search conducted by the Navy in coordination with the Police STF, a person was apprehended with a stock of illegal cigarettes at Dewata in Galle on 27th September 2019.
28 Sep 2019
743.8kg of beedi leaves recovered during another naval operation in northern seas
During a naval operation conducted on 27th September 2019 in northern seas two smugglers were apprehended with 27 packages of beedi leaves. Meanwhile, a subsequent naval operation was carried out in the same sea area and the Navy managed to find 12 more packages of beedi leaves in the seas west of Kovilam Lighthouse.
28 Sep 2019
Navy conducts beach clean-up campaign in Northern Command
Yet another beach clean-up programme of the Sri Lanka Navy was successfully conducted at the Northern Naval Command on 27th September 2019.
28 Sep 2019
Navy holds two traffickers with Beedi leaves at Northern seas
The Navy, during a patrol carried out in the Northern seas on 27th September 2019, held 27 parcels of Beedi leaves with two drug traffickers.
27 Sep 2019
Navy holds three persons for illegal transportation of sand
Navy held 3 persons who were illegally transporting sand at Hunaisnagar area in Silawathura, on 26th September 2019.
27 Sep 2019
Person apprehended with 186 packets of glyphosate
The Navy in coordination with Police Special Task Force (STF) conducted a raid in Medawachchiya town and apprehended a suspect with a stock of glyphosate, on 26th September 2019.
27 Sep 2019
Navy conducts a cleaning campaign at Northern Coastal line
As another step of the series of activities launched by Sri Lanka Navy in order to conserve the beautiful coastal line around Sri Lanka, Northern Naval Command carried out a cleaning programme to clean the beach areas in the command, on 26th September 2019.
27 Sep 2019
Navy clears the blockage under Wakwella Bridge
The Navy today (26th September 2019) removed branches and debris collected at the underside of Wakwella Bridge in Galle as the collection of remaining items hampered the free flow of water.
26 Sep 2019
Navy assists to apprehend two fishing craft engaged in fishing at the Colombo harbour mouth
Two fishing craft which were engaged in illegal fishing at the Colombo harbour mouth were apprehended by the Police during a Navy-Police combined operation conducted today (26th September).
26 Sep 2019