The Navy apprehended a suspect who was transferring 132 chank shells without a valid license, during a search operation conducted in Ponnalei, Jaffna recently.
The operation also led to the seizure of a motorbike used for this illegal act.
The search operation was conducted by SLNS Elara in the Northern Naval Command. After interception of a suspicious motorbike in the Ponnalei area, naval personnel recovered this stock of chank shells being transferred without a valid license. Accordingly, the rider, the motorbike and chank shells were taken into naval custody.
The suspect held in this operation was identified as a resident of Jaffna, aged 56. The suspect, along with the motorbike and 132 chank shells, was handed over to the Fisheries Inspector of Karainagar for onward legal action.
