Five Sri Lankans Remanded Over Massive Drug Seizure in Maldivian Waters - LNW Lanka News Web

Five Sri Lankans Remanded Over Massive Drug Seizure in Maldivian Waters - LNW Lanka News Web

November 13, Colombo (LNW): A Maldivian court on Wednesday (12) ordered that five Sri Lankan nationals be held in custody until the conclusion of their trial, following the discovery of an enormous consignment of narcotics on a Sri Lankan fishing vessel intercepted within Maldivian waters last week.Authorities revealed that the vessel, identified as Avishka Putha, had illegally entered the Maldives’ Exclusive Economic Zone before being searched …

Five Sri Lankans held in Maldives over massive drug bust

This is a representational image created for illustrative purposes and does not depict the actual individuals or event. The Maldivian security forces have decided to detain and question five Sri Lankan fishermen who were arrested with a large stock of narcotics for a period of 30 days. Sri Lanka Police said it is currently not possible to bring the suspects back to the country, as Maldivian authorities have obtained formal detention orders for t…