Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka linked to international drug network
According to Sri Lankan media, a Maldivian couple was arrested on Saturday outside the Katunayaka airport with 3kg of heroin in their luggage. After interrogating the couple, Sri Lankan police arrested two other Maldivians and three Sri Lankans, including the alleged Sri Lankan ringleader.
28 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM
Four Maldivians and three Sri Lankans have been arrested on charges of drug trafficking with the Sri Lankan police linking the suspects to an international drug smuggling network.
According to Sri Lankan media, a Maldivian couple was arrested on Saturday outside the Katunayaka airport with 3kg of heroin in their luggage. After interrogating the couple, Sri Lankan police arrested two other Maldivians and three Sri Lankans, including the alleged Sri Lankan ringleader.
ASP Ruwan Gunasekara, spokesperson of the Sri Lankan police, said the suspects are part of a tri-national drug ring operating between Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
“Our department has been sharing information with the Maldivian authorities and we have been working together to completely destabilise the Maldives-Lanka drug network. We have been successful in arresting a number of Sri Lankans and Maldivians involved in this network,” he was quoted as saying.
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