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India busts Pakistani salt smuggling via Sri Lanka

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India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a transnational smuggling network that illegally imported more than 7,300,000 kilos of Pakistan-origin rock salt by routing shipments through Sri Lanka and using forged trade documents to conceal their origin, India…

Crime & policeUpdated 16 Oct, 5:30 am

Joint operation nets more than 100 kilos of heroin

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by Norman Palihawadane More than 100 kilos of heroin were recovered from Kapparathota Beach in Weligama yesterday morning (15), on information obtained from five suspects apprehended by the Navy. The detection was made during a joint operation involving the Navy, Police and…

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Newsfirst · 8 Oct, 3:59 pmSuspect Arrested in Ja-Ela with Nearly 5kg of Ice and Heroin
Daily Mirror · 11 Oct, 10:47 amMan arrested in Wattala with over 18kg of Ice and heroin
Lankadeepa · 12 Oct, 12:09 pmඅවුරුදු දෙකට කුඩු කිලෝ 3511ක් අත්අඩංගුවට
Newswire · 15 Oct, 9:45 amOver 100 Kg of heroin recovered from Weligama Beach

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