The Navy has succeeded in seizing 450 kg of heroin and ice from two multi-day fishing vessels.
The vessels were taken into custody by the Navy yesterday (27) in the deep sea off the southern coast.
This was during an operation jointly conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Narcotics Bureau.
Eleven fishermen were also arrested during the operation, reportedly residents of the Devundara area. The two vessels taken into custody by the Navy have now been brought to the Dikowita Harbour.