Two Maldivians arrested in largest ecstasy bust in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan police seized nearly two thousand ecstasy pills worth more than US$6,320 after a tip-off while the Maldivian suspects were on their way to sell the pills to customers.
17 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Two Maldivians were arrested Wednesday night in the largest ecstasy bust in neighbouring Sri Lanka.
The suspects, aged 19 and 25, were arrested from apartments in the Kalubowila and Dehiwala districts of Colombo, according to Sri Lankan media reports.
The Sri Lankan police’s special task force seized nearly two thousand ecstasy pills with a street value of more than US$6,320 after a tip-off while the suspects were on their way to meet customers.
Police said the pills were imported from Holland through a courier service. The suspects were alleged to have been exporting to other countries as well.
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