Sri Lanka Navy detected 219 Kgs of heroin with a street value of over Rs 4.5 billion off the southern coast earlier this week in a fishing trawler. The trawler was escorted to the Colombo Port and inspected by Adviser to the President on National Security Sagala Ratnayake and Navy Commander Vice Admiral Priyantha Perera on Tuesday. (Video courtesy SL Navy).
The government today granted permission for an Iranian warship with 208 on board to enter the country.
The United States has told Sri Lanka that the disposition of the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Bushehr and its crew is a matter for Colombo to resolve under its own laws and international obligations, while signalling it is in active talks with Sri Lanka to contain Iran’s threat to US interests.
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