Colombo (News 1st); Interrogation of the wife of a notorious drug smuggler led authorities to a canoe used to move drugs illegally into the country from Indian. Sri Lanka Police arrested the wife of a notorious Sri Lankan drug lord known as ‘Shiva’ from Jaya Mawatha in Thalahena on Wednesday (03). Sri Lanka Police said the female suspect is Shiva’s second wife and after he fled to India, the suspect had actively assisted in his drug smuggling operations. Investigations revealed, Shiva is the local operator of an international drug smuggling operation of ‘Ruban’ who smuggles drugs from France, and ‘Kudu Lala’ who smuggles drugs from Italy. Sri Lanka Police said Shiva uses the sea route to smuggle drugs into Sri Lanka.

Source: The Nation February 05, 2021 13:52 UTC