US and Sri Lankan agents bust Pakistan drug network and seize €18m of meth, police say
- Published on 02/09/2026 - 9:35 GMT+2 Anti-narcotics agents from the United States and Sri Lanka seized almost half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine following a joint operation targeting a Pakistani drug network, police said on Wednesday.
- Some 463 kilograms of the synthetic drug were seized from a shipping container that arrived in Colombo over the weekend and two Pakistani men were arrested, police deputy inspector-general Ashoka Dharmasena told reporters.
- The US embassy in Colombo said the narcotics, valued at $21 million (€18 million) and concealed in bath towels, were meant to be smuggled
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- Published on 02/09/2026 - 9:35 GMT+2 Anti-narcotics agents from the United States and Sri Lanka seized almost half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine following a joint operation targeting a Pakistani drug network, police said on Wednesday.
- Some 463 kilograms of the synthetic drug were seized from a shipping container that arrived in Colombo over the weekend and two Pakistani men were arrested, police deputy inspector-general Ashoka Dharmasena told reporters.
- The US embassy in Colombo said the narcotics, valued at $21 million (€18 million) and concealed in bath towels, were meant to be smuggled
Sources: Euronews