The Navy has seized more than 15 billion rupees worth of narcotics during operations in 2021.

The Navy said that the drugs were seized during raids conducted in Sri Lankan waters as well as in international waters along with other intelligence units.

During the operation, 141 suspects, including foreigners, were arrested with more than 1,268 kilograms of heroin.

Also, stocks of various types of narcotics including 7,095 kilograms of Kerala cannabis, 158 kilograms of ice and 88 kilograms of hashish were seized.

The Navy announced that 327 suspects were arrested during operations conducted in the year 2021.