Heroin worth Rs.40 million seized at BIA, two arrested
May 24, 2017 04:56 pm
A Pakistani couple has been arrested over the possession of heroin worth Rs. 40 million, at the BIA.
The heroin stock has been transported from Karachchi to Sri Lanka, inside the suitcases of the arrested.
The arrest was reportedly made by the Police Narcotics Bureau.
The couple had departed from Pakistan in the early hours today (24), in an aircraft bearing the number UL 184.
4.218 kg of heroin had accordingly been retrieved during a routine baggage inspection at the BIA.
The couple is due to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate Court today (24).