The largest ever 100 kg of heroin in South Asia arrested in Sri Lanka

  Heroin Powder

A large stock of 100 kg of heroin was seized by Narcotics Bureau of Sri Lanka Police and Sri Lanka Customs from a cargo container which had arrived in Sri Lanka from Pakistan, officials said Friday. The discovery was made when a container, declared to be containing lubricants, was inspected at the Custom Clearing Section at Orugodawatta, Colombo.  100 kilograms of heroin found are the largest ever heroin haul seized in South Asia. The value of the stock is estimated at one billion rupees.

Customs Director Mali Piyasena said that the containers were seized on suspicion and sent to a container yard for checking.  Police Narcotics Bureau says that they were looking for the container for two months and finally discovered it from the Orugodawatta yard. The container is being searched for more drugs. The customs department said that two people, including a Pakistani national, had been arrested over the incident for further intorogation..  

Meanwhile, Indian enforcement agencies last year sounded an alert on drug cartels using India as a transit point for smuggling heroin to Sri Lanka, where the demand for heroin has doubled. Sri Lanka has become a transit point for heroin smuggling in South Asia mostly by heroin dealers from Pakistan and India.