Largest ever stock of methamphetamine pills detected at CME

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A 52-year-old building contractor from Mount Lavinia was today arrested by Customs officers when he arrived at the Colombo Central Mail Exchange (CME) to collect methamphetamine pills worth Rs. 27 million.

Acting Customs Spokesman Lal Weerakoon said the suspect had arrived at the CME this morning to collect six parcels containing 5,500 drug pills which had been hidden inside subwoofers.

The packages had been received at the CME from Belgium. The spokesman said the seized stock of methamphetamine pills was the largest ever methamphetamine pills detection recovered by Customs in the country. (Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya and T.K.G. Kapila)

Video by K.C.N. Fernando

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SL Thursday, 04 July 2019 06:14 PM

These pills are slowly killing Sinhalese and Tamils youths ,school children .see doctors what is the percentage of nationalities addicted to drugs .police know who are at top of drug dealing. Hang the basted !

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Bandu W Thursday, 04 July 2019 06:15 PM

Well done. Hope he will be Prez's next target.

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Kumar Thursday, 04 July 2019 09:15 PM

Congratulations! great job. Sri Lanka need more of these. Hopefully the authorities contacted law enforcement authorities at the point of origination.

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mara Friday, 05 July 2019 01:22 AM

menna meyala thamai ellala maranna ona.

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Dot Friday, 05 July 2019 03:44 AM

Thank you customs for saving our vulnerable people who could have reached out to these mind altering drugs and be lost forever ..It is really surprising that the Belgian customs to have not detected the drugs before being shipped out .

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TripleX Friday, 05 July 2019 03:48 AM

No names ?

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