The Colombo Crime Division arrested a major trafficker accused of smuggling Kerala ganja from India to Sri Lanka by boat.[1] The operation was described as a significant breakthrough against the smuggling route.[1] The account presents the suspect as a large-scale trafficker working the India-to-Sri Lanka boat route.[1] The suspect had been under surveillance for a considerable period before officers acted.[1] Officers apprehended the suspect in the Jaffna area.[1]

Authorities reported that more than 10 kilograms of Kerala ganja were seized during the operation.[1] The seized substance was described throughout the account as Kerala ganja.[1] The seizure occurred during the same operation as the Jaffna arrest.[1]

The arrest was made possible following revelations from a man identified only as ‘Anandan’.[1] Anandan had previously supplied a boat used in the escape of a key suspect in the Ganemulla Sanjeewa shooting incident at the Aluthkade Court Complex.[1] That earlier Aluthkade case provided the lead that directed investigators to the trafficking suspect.[1]