800 kg of cocaine detected on India-bound ship in Colombo Port

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About 800 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated value of Rs.12 billion was detected on board an Indian-bound vessel docked in the Colombo Harbour today following a tip off received by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB).

DIG Ajith Rohana told a news conference that the cocaine which was concealed inside a container loaded with teak logs was reportedly the largest quantity of cocaine detected so far in Sri Lanka and the South Asia.

“The ship was bound to India from Ecuador via Colombo. The ship, ss Fabiola had left Ecuador on October 2 and had reached Belgium on October 20 and was said to be on its way to India through a circuitous sea route,” he said.

The raid was carried out by 30 PNB personnel led by PNB Director SSP Kamal Silva under the directions of Police Chief Pujith Jayasundera and DIG Nandana Munasinghe. (Kalathma Jayawardhane)

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VATMAN Friday, 09 December 2016 02:40 PM

almost 1ton of cocaine has been captured in recent past worth of 3 billion LKR. why dont we convert it to money and get the money transferred to treasury via DM Android App

damithw Friday, 09 December 2016 04:11 PM

" It is the largest cache of cocaine detected so far in Sri Lanka. - "... India has 1.4 Billion people..and is the Largest population on the earth and also the Most drug consumed single country on the earth . 800 KG is Peanuts for India...

Top Cat Saturday, 10 December 2016 07:26 AM

Do you have a buyer!!!?

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