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Cocaine haul detected inside a stock of sugar
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.
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