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- Sri Lankan police, in a joint operation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration, seized about 463 kilograms of crystal meth hidden in towels inside a shipping container that arrived in Colombo from Pakistan.
- Two Pakistani citizens were arrested, and officials valued the drugs at roughly 21 million dollars.
- The operation was based on intelligence gathered between August 14 and 29 about suspect containers from Pakistan, targeting a Pakistan-based network allegedly smuggling meth through Sri Lanka to international markets.
- Sri Lankan authorities say the seizure is part of an anti-drug campaign running since October that has recovered about 14 tonnes of illegal drugs.
What to watch next
- Whether Pakistan's Anti-Narcotics Force responds to inquiries about the network
- Further arrests, including of any additional suspects in the case
- Results of Sri Lanka's ongoing anti-drug campaign, which has seized about 14 tonnes of drugs since October
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Named Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Colombo · Pakistan Anti-Narcotics Force · Ananda Vijepala · Ashoka Dharmasena · Sri Lanka Ministry of Public Security · Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau · United States Drug Enforcement Administration
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