🚨 Sri Lanka Customs Seizes Rs. 60.2M in Airmail Narcotics

• Overview: The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit seized a consignment of illegal drugs valued at over Rs. 60.2 million at the Colombo Central Mail Exchange, following a Rs. 67.5 million postal drug bust last week. • Contraband Breakdown: The seized parcels contained Kush, hashish, cocaine, and ecstasy, originating from Thailand, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. • Modus Operandi: The narcotics were dispatched via airmail addressed to fictitious locations across Sri Lanka. The unclaimed shipments were opened jointly by Customs and Central Mail Exchange officials and handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for investigation. • Trend & Context: • Current seizure: Rs. 60.2 million in illicit drugs from four origin countries. • Previous seizure: Rs. 67.5 million from 11 parcels across eight countries, including 2.2 kg of MDMA (ecstasy) worth ~Rs. 33 million from Belgium. • Enforcement focus: Highlights heightened vigilance by border control and postal security authorities against illegal drug trafficking networks entering the domestic market.