Navy seize fishing trawler with 200kg of suspected narcotic substance, 5 arrested

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The Sri Lanka Navy has seized nearly 200kg of a substance suspected to be heroin found in a multi-day fishing trawler and arrested five suspects, off the coast of Galle.

The arrests were made during a search operation by the Navy.

Navy Spokesperson Lieutenant Commander Isuru Suriyabandara said that the multi-day fishing vessel has been brought to the Colombo Harbour.

A total of 739 kilograms of heroin has been seized by the Navy so far this year, the Navy spokesman said.

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