Customs seizes cocaine worth Rs. 2.5 M sent from Jamaica
April 27, 2021 07:59 pm
The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has seized a cocaine consignment sent to Sri Lanka from Jamaica concealed in a personal gift parcel.
The parcel in question, airmailed through a private courier service based in Seeduwa was taken into custody today (April 27).
As suspicions were raised about the said parcel, which arrived in the country nearly a week before, the Customs officers had summoned its recipient, a 44-year-old residing in Narahenpita area.
Upon discovering the cocaine consignment, the recipient of the parcel, identified as a tour guide, was taken into custody by the Narcotics Control Unit.
The contraband seized by the Customs is estimated to be worth Rs. 2.5 million, according to reports.
