Navy seize local fishing trawler carrying over 212kg of heroin and crystal methamphetamine,168km west of Dondra

Based on information gathered from a coordinated intelligence operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police Narcotic Bureau, a local multi-day fishing trawler was intercepted by SLCG Samudraraksha on Friday (20) evening. The intercepted trawler was escorted to the Dondra fisheries harbour, where a careful search was conducted with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard this morning (22nd October 2023).

During the search operation 160 packages of heroin, weighing about 180 kg and 800 g (including packages), and 28 parcels of crystal methamphetamine, weighing around 31 kg and 550 g (including packages), stored in 12 sacks were discovered in the trawler. The drugs have been valued at over 4000 million Rupees.