The three bags of cocaine containing more than 91 kilograms of cocaine which was detected hidden inside a stock of sugar imported from Brazil today has been valued at nearly two billion rupees, the Finance Ministry said.
The stock was detected on a tip off received by officials of the newly established Special Detection Unit for Illegal Drugs under the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry said that this is the biggest drug haul in Sri Lanka’s history.
Three persons including the owner of the private company that imported the sugar was taken into custody. President Maithripala Sirisena accompanied by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayaka visited the Orugodawatta Rank Container Terminal where the drugs were detected.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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