US-Sri Lanka Joint Operation Busts $21mn Drug Network
Authorities seized 463 kg of crystal methamphetamine valued at $21 million and arrested several suspects in a joint anti-narcotics operation.
- On Wednesday, United States and Sri Lankan authorities seized 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in Colombo, disrupting a Pakistan-based narcotics network attempting to smuggle drugs valued at $21 million to international black markets.
- The Drug Enforcement Administration and Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau tracked suspicious maritime containers from Pakistan between Aug 14 and 29, enabling the joint team to intercept the shipment upon arrival in Colombo.
- Valued at $21 million, the narcotics were concealed in bath towels, and Police deputy inspector-general Ashoka Dharmasena reported two Pakistani men and one local suspect were arrested in the operation.
- Sri Lanka's ongoing anti-narcotics drive since October has resulted in the seizure of nearly 14 tonnes of illegal drugs, with Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala noting most originate in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
- The US Embassy stated the operation "underscores the strength of the US-Sri Lanka partnership in dismantling transnational criminal organisations that fund terrorism and threaten communities in both our countries.
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The Express Tribune
Lahore MirrorPakistani drug network busted in Colombo
U.S.-Sri Lanka joint operation busts Pakistan-based drug network, 463 kg meth seized
Acting on intelligence developed between August 14 and 29, the joint team intercepted the consignment and seized the crystal methamphetamine concealed in bath towels, a U.S. Embassy release said
The drugs were hidden in bath towels.
US-Sri Lanka joint operation busts Pakistan-based drug network, 463 kg meth seized
Colombo, Sep 2 (PTI) A joint operation by Sri Lankan and US authorities busted a Pakistan-based narcotrafficking network allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs valued at USD 21 million through the island nation to international black markets. Acting on intelligence developed between August 14 and 29 about suspicious maritime containers being shipped from Pakistan to Colombo, […]
US-Sri Lanka joint operation busts $21mn drug network
ECONOMYNEXT – The US helped Sri Lanka detect a narcotrafficking network attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine through the island-nation to international markets, the US Embassy said. The US Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Delhi Country Office and Sri Lanka’s Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) conducted the joint operation disrupting a Pakistan-based network. “Acting on intelligence developed by DEA’s Foreign Counterparts Unit Paki…
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurSri Lanka-US agents bust Pakistan drug network
Some 463kg of meth were seized from a shipping container that arrived in Colombo. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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