A consignment of narcotics worth Rs. 60.25 million, sent to the Colombo Central Mail Exchange through air mail parcels, has been seized by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit.
The narcotics, including Kush, hashish, cocaine and ecstasy pills, had been packed in nine parcels and sent from Thailand, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States to various fabricated addresses in Sri Lanka.
Since no individuals had come forward to collect the parcels, an investigation had been launched. During the probe, it was revealed that the addresses were fake.
Accordingly, the parcels were opened yesterday (28) in the presence of officers from the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) and officials of the Department of Posts at the Colombo Central Mail Exchange.
The seized consignment has since been handed over to officers of the Colombo Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigations.
