The Sri Lankan Police, Special Task Force (STF), and Navy collaborated to seize a cache of cocaine valued at nearly Rs. 7.829 billion, which was subsequently destroyed using an incinerator in Wanathawilluwa, Puttalam District on July 11, 2024. The disposal took place in the presence of Colombo Magistrate Tilina Gamage, Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles, and IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana