Sri Lanka, Sept. 27 -- The stock of narcotics recovered from the Kusumanthurai beach area in Madagal, Jaffna, today (27) is the largest drug haul seized along the northern coast in recent history, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara said.

Speaking at a press conference held at the Army Headquarters in Akuregoda today, the Deputy Minister stated that the seized narcotics stock is valued at approximately Rs.1.5 billion.

He confirmed that the haul contained 35 kilogrammes of heroin and 45 kilogrammes of 'Ice'.

The Minister pointed out that while previous seizures by the Navy and Police consisted of one-kilogram packets, this marks the first instance where five-kilogram packets of narcotics were recovered along the no...