Prez extends gratitude to PNB, STF

25 February 2019 11:35 am

Heroin haul

I always give my blessings and fullest support to thwart attempts of illegal drug smuggling​

 

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday extended his gratitude to the officials of the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) and the Police Special Task Force (STF) for seizing the largest ever heroin haul in Sri Lanka.  
 
He said the detection of the heroin haul was a great contribution done for the future generations of the country.   

“I always give my blessings and fullest support to thwart attempts of illegal drug smuggling,” he said.   

The stock which was weighing at 294.4 kilograms and valued at more than Rs.3, 533 million was the largest heroin detection ever made in Sri Lanka, seized by the PNB and STF officials yesterday morning.   

He said the detection of the heroin haul was a great contribution done for the future generations of the country.   

“I always give my blessings and fullest support to thwart attempts of illegal drug smuggling,” he said.   

The stock which was weighing at 294.4 kilograms and valued at more than Rs.3, 533 million was the largest heroin detection ever made in Sri Lanka, seized by the PNB and STF officials yesterday morning.