COLOMBO (News 1st): The Police Narcotics Bureau has taken steps to detain and question nine Pakistani nationals who were taken into custody by the Navy with heroin in the international waters south of Sri Lanka. Steps have also been taken to obtain the assistance of a translator to obtain statements from the suspects. The heroin seized by the Navy weighed 170 kilograms and 866 grams, with a value of over 1,575 million rupees. The Navy arrested the vessel along with the 9 foreign suspects on 10 September. The suspects and the vessel were brought to the Port of Colombo yesterday (18) morning under the protection of the Sri Lanka Navy.

Source: The Nation September 19, 2021 12:02 UTC