Nearly 3000 kilos of heroin have been seized since 2010, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.
Around 200,000 suspects too had been arrested along with these narcotics during this time period, he added.
More than 20,000 suspects had been arrested with just over 1000 kilos of narcotics this year, the Spokesman said.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
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