Srilanka, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Delhi Country Office and Sri Lanka's Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) conducted a successful joint operation disrupting a Pakistan-based narcotrafficking network attempting to smuggle crystal methamphetamine through Sri Lanka to international markets.

Acting on intelligence developed by DEA's Foreign Counterparts Unit Pakistan Anti-Narcotics Force Special Investigations Cell between August 14-29 on suspicious maritime containers moving from Pakistan to Colombo, PNB seized approximately 463 kg of crystal methamphetamine-valued at $21 million-concealed in bath towels, and arrested several suspects, including Pakistani nationals.

This operation underscores the strength...