[Sri Lanka] - 3 jailed at BIA freight terminal with 10.5 kg of heroin sent from Pakistan

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Three persons have been taken into custody at the cargo terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while
Sri Lanka Customs said, adding that the street value of the stock of heroine has been estimated at around Rs
on November 10 via an Oman Air flight
The cargo containing the heroin had been sent to a goods importing company operating at Thihariya in Nittambuwa.Sri Lanka Customs said a
However, when the air cargo parcels were opened and checked in front of him, this heroin stock weighing 10 kg and 500 grams was
discovered.Accordingly, the officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit and Customs officer at the Air Cargo Terminal had arrested the
person who came to claim the cargo and two wharf clerks who tried to clear the cargo.Subsequently, the stock of heroin and the three