9 Iranians detained for drug smuggling

Colombo: The Sri Lanka Navy on Sunday detained nine Iranian nationals who attempted to smuggle 100 kg of heroin into the island country. The Iranians were nabbed off the country’s southern coast following a joint raid conducted by the Special Task Force and the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), reports Xinhua news agency. Preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects threw 50 kg of the heroin into the sea as the officers was approaching their trawler. (IANS)

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