The Indians were arrested by the Navy on Wednesday while they were transporting a stock of 'Kerala cannabis' through the sea. A Sri Lankan national was also arrested for helping them transfer the banned drug, Colombo Page reported.
Navy officials deployed at the west of Silavathurai and Mullikulam areas in the Northwestern Naval Command arrested the five Indians and seized approximately 120 kg of 'Kerala cannabis', the report said.
The Navy said all the six persons along with the cannabis would be handed over to the Kalpitiya Police in the country's North Western province for further investigations.