Heroin

An individual has been arrested by the Colombo North Division Crimes Investigation Unit along with a stock of hashish, heroin and narcotic pills, police stated. Based on received intelligence, a raid was carried out yesterday (29) by a…

A stock of 40 kilograms of heroin estimated to be worth around Rs. 1,000 million has been recovered during a raid carried out by Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Sevanagala area. The raid was conducted based on a tip-off from Sri…

Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel have recovered a stock of drugs including 13 kg of heroin allegedly belonging to an underworld figure, during a rain carried out near the Sri Jayewardenepura University, Nugegoda. Accordingly, the…

A suspect has been arrested while in possession of more than 01 kilogram of heroin in the Balagewatte area in Hanwella by officers of the Walana Anti-Vice Squad, police said. The 42-year-old, a resident of Brandigampola, was arrested…

Police have arrested a private passenger bus driver in Ella area, while in possession of heroin worth over Rs. 3 million. The Maho Police had inspected a private passenger bus travelling from Colombo to Anuradhapura on Thursday.…

Three persons have been taken into custody at the cargo terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to clear 08 parcels sent from Pakistan containing 10.5 kilograms of heroin. The parcels had…

Sri Lanka Navy has intercepted a local multi-day fishing trawler with a large stock of narcotics suspected to be heroin on the high seas, during a special operation carried out based on intelligence received. Following a special…

Sri Lanka Customs has impounded nearly 16kg of heroin smuggled in from Pakistan. The contraband was found concealed in a stock of potatoes stored inside a container in Colombo.