* Sri Lanka Navy seizes another vessel smuggling 200 kg of heroin in high seas, arrests 9 foreign nationalsThu, Feb 3, 2022, 01:04 pm SL Time, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
Feb 03, Colombo: Sri Lanka Navy has seized a foreign fishing trawler transporting about 200 kilograms of heroin in the international waters off the southern coast of Sri Lanka and arrested 9 suspects recently. <\/p>\n
In a special operation carried out by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) in coordination with Sri Lanka Police and intelligence agencies, a drug-carrying foreign vessel was intercepted in international waters south of Sri Lanka on 26th January 2022. <\/p>\n
The special operation was mounted by the Offshore Patrol Vessel SLNS Sayurala, which after about 02-week-long surveillance in international waters, spotted a suspicious foreign vessel remaining on high seas about 1081 nautical miles (about 2002km) off Dondra, south of Sri Lanka. <\/p>\n
When a special Navy team was sent to search the suspicious foreign vessel, the individuals of the vessel were spotted jettisoning several sacks, when seen the presence of the Navy. <\/p>\n
It was later revealed that the smugglers had thrown overboard about 200kg of heroin in 08 sacks. <\/p>\n
Upon reaching the suspicious vessel, a team of naval personnel boarded the vessel and found about 250g of heroin remaining and a satellite phone. As such, the Navy nabbed 09 foreign nationals aboard and seized the foreign vessel and other belongings. <\/p>\n
Though the sea area concerned was searched by a team of naval personnel for jettisoned sacks of drugs, no clue was found from the sea area which was rough and has a depth of about 3800m. <\/p>\n
The apprehended suspects along with the foreign vessel were brought to the port of Colombo for further investigations today (03rd February). <\/p>\n
The coordinated operation paved the way to thwart the influx of another large quantity of illegal drugs to the country, the Navy said. <\/p>\n
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