Navy assists to apprehend 03 drug traffickers

Sri Lanka Navy renders assistance to apprehend 03 illegal drug traffickers during a raid carried out on 03^rd December in Ulukkapallam, Palaviya.

A special raid was carried on 03^rd December in collaboration with Police Narcotics Bureau (Puttalam) in which a house in Ulukkapallam, Palaviya was inspected and 03 suspects were apprehended with 10mg of Crystal Meth (Ice drug), 740mg of Heroin. During the raid, a suspicious motorbike in the premises was also inspected and another 102g and 500mg of Crystal Meth was recovered stashed in the bike.

The suspected drug traffickers, aged 26 and 30 have been identified as residents of the same area. The suspects, recovered amount of drugs, and the motor bike have been taken over by Police Narcotics Bureau (Puttalam) for onward actions. Sri Lanka Navy’s initiatives to eradicate the drug menace from Sri Lanka has paved the way to bring many drug abusers and drug traffickers into justice through the year.