According to information received from a joint intelligence operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Police Narcotics Bureau, the Sri Lanka Coast Guard’s Samudraraksha ship was deployed in a special operation in the deep sea about 91 nautical miles (168 km) west of Galle and arrested yesterday. (22) Investigations have revealed that the orderers of 212 kilos of heroin and ice drugs worth about 4000 million rupees brought to Dondra fishing harbour are two drug traffickers who are detained in Bussa prison. Police information revealed that the two underworld criminals engaged in drug trafficking, Dewandara Tamil and Papal Kalu, are the orderers of this drug stock and according to the information received by the Police Narcotics Bureau in advance, this operation has been launched together with the Navy. Sri Lanka Latest News
Sources revealed that the two drug traffickers, Dewandara Tamil and Papol Kalu, were detained in the Bussa High-Security Prison, but they were using mobile phones to control the drug traffic. Accordingly, the officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau have launched this operation in the deep sea together with the Navy. According to the Police Narcotics Bureau, Dewandara Tamil is a major drug trafficker in the country.
In the investigation, it was found that Pakistani traffickers brought a vessel filled with 1000 kilos of heroin and ice from Pakistan to the international sea border near Sri Lanka to deliver it to the traffickers in this country and loaded part of it on this multi-day vessel. According to the information received, the rest of the drugs were loaded on other boats according to the orders of other traffickers.
Meanwhile, according to intelligence received by the State Intelligence Service, a special operation carried out by the Navy has arrested a Sri Lankan multi-day fishing vessel carrying a large quantity of drugs suspected to be heroin in the deep sea. It is being brought to the port of Colombo. It is believed that most of those vessels may have a heavier stock of drugs than those brought to land the day before (22).
Yesterday (22) in twelve (12) shoulders of the vessel brought to the land, one hundred and sixty (160) parcels packed heroin drug 180 kg 800 grams stock (with package weight) and twenty-eight (28) parcels packed ice drug 31 kg 550 grams The Sri Lanka Navy stated that there was a stock (with packing weight) of approx. The multi-day fishing vessel and the five suspects were also arrested.
The arrested suspects are aged between 26 and 53 and are residents of Dewandara and Kottegoda areas. The suspects and the drug stock have been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigation.
