Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Ministry of Defence and Urban Development issued the following news release:
The Sri Lanka Navy intercepted a local multi-day fishing trawler smuggling approximately 189kg and 246g of methamphetamine (ice) and heroin on the high seas south of Sri Lanka, taking 5 suspects into naval custody.
The trawler, carrying 10 sacks of narcotics and the suspects, was brought to the Dikkowita Fisheries Harbour this morning, 5 November 2026, for further legal and investigative proceedings.
During further examination conducted with the expert assistance of the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB), the consignment was confirmed to contain approximately 132kg and 026g of 'ice' packed in 100 parcels and about 57kg and 220g of heroin ...