Two arrested with Crystal Methamphetamine worth over Rs. 79 million

The Navy arrested two suspects with 9kg and 920g of Crystal Methamphetamine known as ‘Ice’, during a special operation conducted in Murunkan, Mannar yesterday.

The street value of the stock of ‘Ice’ held in this operation is believed to be over Rs. 79 million.

The SLNS Passadewa in the North Central Naval Command made this arrest in a coordinated operation conducted with the Mannar Police in Murunkan.

Accordingly, the raiding party managed to find the stock of Crystal Methamphetamine after inspecting a suspicious truck on the road. The recovered narcotic substance (in 10 packages) was concealed in an underside compartment at the back end of the truck.

The suspects, residents of Vavuniya, aged 30 and 42 were handed over to the Murunkan Police for onward legal action  together with drug substance and truck, the Navy said.