A stock of narcotic pills worth nearly Rs. 130 million was intercepted at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo today, Customs Media Spokesman, Deputy Director of Customs (Legal Affairs) Sudaththa Silva.
The contraband had been shipped from the Netherlands on March 04 via air freight. It had been addressed to a fake location in Moratuwa.
The consignment which contained a total of 13,640 narcotic pills was seized by a team of officers of Sri Lanka Customs. They had decided to inspect the parcel as no one had claimed the parcel.
Accordingly, it was opened in the presence of the officers of Sri Lanka Post, Police Narcotics Bureau and Excise Division of Sri Lanka Customs and found the contraband wrapped in seven bedsheets.
According to Customs officers, one narcotic pill is worth approximately Rs. 10,000.
