Maritime Drug Interdiction
Sri Lankan Navy and Police Narcotics Bureau have intercepted a fishing vessel suspected of drug trafficking. A significant quantity of heroin valued at over Rs. 4 billion was discovered during the operation.
Looks like these drug runners thought fishing for compliments meant smuggling heroin instead of catching actual fish. Navy just turned their maritime side hustle into a very expensive fishing trip - talk about getting completely netted!
The Police Narcotics Bureau says that 161 kg of heroin valued at over Rs. 4 billion was found on a fishing vessel taken into custody by the Navy in the Sea of Sri Lanka off the southern coast. #lka #SriLanka https://t.co/eoZFrJP8sh
A multi-day local fishing vessel suspected of transporting a consignment of drugs has been brought to the Dikowita Fisheries Harbour following a special operation carried out in deep seas south of Sri Lanka. The vessel was taken into the custody of the Navy yesterday (16). Four https://t.co/voai9IoFei