According to Customs sources, the total value of the cocaine and narcotic pills seized from an Indian national—an engineer by profession—by Sri Lanka Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake yesterday, is nearly 454 million rupees.
The 46-year-old Indian national, who is an engineer, arrived in the country from Paris via Doha. He has been detained by officers from the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit for further investigation.
The seized haul includes 5.121 kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated value of 256 million rupees, and nearly 23,000 ecstasy pills (weighing 13.173 kilograms), valued at 198 million rupees.
Sri Lanka Customs is conducting preliminary investigations into the matter.