INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The officers of Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs have seized a variety of drugs with an estimated street value of around Rs
43 million during the inspection of several suspicious parcels at the Central Mail Exchange.During the inspection duties carried out by the
relevant officers at the Central Mail Exchange, a total of 25 parcels suspected to contain narcotics were opened for inspection, Sri Lanka
Amphetamine were found within the parcels upon inspecting them, according to Sri Lanka Customs.The parcels in question have been sent from
UK and Germany to different addresses in Colombo, Maharagama, Battaramulla, Boralesgamuwa, Panadura, Moratuwa and Kandy
However, the officials have confirmed following investigations that the addresses mentioned in the parcels were fake.The seized drugs, with
an estimated total street value of Rs
43 million, will be handed over to Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for onward legal proceedings, the Sri Lanka Customs said.
