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JUST IN: More than 900 kilos of Cocaine went up in flames

15Jan

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JUST IN: More than 900 kilos of Cocaine went up in flames

A stock of more than nine hundred kilos of Cocaine, taken into custody by the Police Narcotics Bureau is destroyed today (Jan 15) at the Katunayake Investment Zone under the supervision of the Fort Magistrate. President Mathripala Sirisena will be present at the event together with Law and Order and Southern Development Minister Sagala Ratnayake and others. The liquid cocaine taken into custody will be destroyed in Puttalam today (January 15). Police stated that steps have been taken to liquidize the stock of Cocaine. The liquefied Cocaine will then discarded. The Police Narcotics Bureau nabbed a container at the Colombo harbor on the 9th of December 2016. The container which had a stock of cocaine sealed in it was seized thereafter. The container ship in question which set...

Sri Lanka last year seized over 332 kg of heroin worth Rs. 9.9 billion

The Police Narcotics Bureau says that 332.5 kilograms of heroin worth Rs. 9.9 billion were seized during the period from 1st January to 31st December 2017. The police have arrested 29,690 persons have been arrested with the heroin, and 36 out of them were foreign nationals. Accordingly, 29,690 cases have also been filed in courts. The Police Narcotics Bureau has been able to seize 4,990 kilograms of Marijuana worth Rs. 99.8 million and arrest 51,870 persons during the last year. In addition, 29 people have been arrested with 220.65 kilograms of cocaine worth over Rs. 4.4 million. The Police Narcotics Bureau said 35 people have ben arrested with 38.17 kilograms of hashish worth over Rs. 700,000.

Foreign nationals among those arrested in countrywide raid

Five foreign nationals were among those arrested for alleged drug possession, in a countrywide raid that was carried out. A foreigner in Midigama, Weligama, who was allegedly in possession of 110 kilogrammes of Kerala ganja, was arrested. Further, a 45-year-old Japanese national was arrested for the alleged possession of 20 milligrammes of Cocaine. He was due to be presented before court today. Meanwhile, a suspect was arrested in Gonansal Road, Dematagoda allegedly with 45 grammes of a drug named ice, five grammes of Cocaine and 47 grammes of Hashish. Two kilogrammes and 165 grammes of Kerala Ganja were allegedly found in Vavuniya in the possession of a 29 year old suspect. He was to be produced before court today. A thirty-three year old was arrested in Udugampola for the ...