Another foreign fishing vessel carrying a large haul of narcotics has been seized by the Navy in the international waters.
According to the Navy, the consignment of drugs weighed about 250 kilograms and was packed in 225 packets in 9 bags.
The Navy said that six foreign suspects were arrested in connection with the incident.
Following a tip off received by the Sri Lanka Navy, the Navy in collaboration with the Police Narcotics Bureau conducted this special operation 900 nautical miles off Sri Lanka.
It is reported that the foreign fishing vessel carrying the drugs and the six foreign suspects aboard the vessel are being brought ashore under the protection of a Sri Lanka Navy ship.
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