Fishing vessel carrying 125kg of heroin intercepted off Sri Lanka
Release time:2023-05-18 Publisher:South Asia Development
Sri Lankan security forces have intercepted a trawler transporting approximately 125 kilograms of heroin in the high seas off the southern coast of the island.
The hefty consignment of narcotics was taken into custody in a coordinated intelligence operation conducted by the State Intelligence Service and Sri Lanka Navy.
The joint operation also led to the apprehension of six suspects aboard the local multi-day fishing boat, the navy said in a media release.
The impounded drug haul, the trawler and the suspects will be brought ashore to the Colombo Port later today (May 18) for onward legal action.
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