Three arrested with 159 kg of Kerala cannabis in Mannar
Officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau in Mannar arrested three suspects carrying 159 kilograms and 393 grams of Kerala cannabis in six gunny bags in the Savariyapuram area on 8 February 2018. The three men, from Silawathurai, were to be produced before the Mannar Magistrate's Court.
Officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau’s Mannar division arrested three suspects who were transporting cannabis in the Savariyapuram area on Thursday afternoon.[1]Acting on a tip-off, the officers raided the spot and found 159 kilograms and 393 grams of Kerala cannabis packed in six gunny bags.[1]
The three suspects, aged 38, 28 and 29, were residents of the Silawathurai area.[1]They were to be produced before the Mannar Magistrate’s Court.[1]The Bureau’s Mannar unit continued the investigation.[1]
Case data
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Sri Lanka Police said 597,964 drug-related operations over the past two years involved 596,591 suspects and recovered 43,726 kilograms of narcotics, of which 28,441 kilograms was cannabis. Police valued the whole haul at about Rs. 224 billion and also reported 4,056 firearms and weapons seized in the same period.
Sri Lanka Customs opened nine uncollected foreign postal parcels at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo and seized kush, hashish, ecstasy and cocaine worth Rs 60.26 million. The parcels came from Thailand, Spain, Britain and the US; the drugs went to the Police Narcotic Bureau.
Sri Lanka Customs found 2.4 kg of cannabis and 12.4 kg of hashish worth Rs 157 million hidden inside wooden table boards shipped from Thailand as a gift. A 29-year-old suspect from Ragama was taken into Customs custody.
The Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a dinghy in Jaffna's Gurunagar lagoon and reported recovering over 192 kg of foreign cannabis in 88 parcels packed into seven sacks. One suspect and the seizure were handed to the Jaffna police for further legal action.
