Cocaine stocks destroyed...

January 15, 2018

Initial steps were taken at Katunayake in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe to prepare 928 kgs of cocaine to be destroyed in Puttalam this evening (15).

The process of transforming the 928kg and 229g of cocaine, seized by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), into a liquid substance that can be destroyed in an eco friendly manner, took place at the premises of INSEE Ecocycle in Katunayake this morning (15).

The President, Prime Minister, Ministers Sagala Ratnayake and Thalatha Athukorale were among a host of distinguished figures present on the occasions.

Pic By - TKG Kapila

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