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flag Sri Lanka seized 839 kg of drugs, including meth and heroin, in a major sea raid near Tangalle on October 14, 2025.

flag Sri Lanka’s Navy seized over 839 kg of drugs, including 670 kg of crystal methamphetamine, 156 kg of heroin, and 12 kg of hashish, from 51 floating packages in the southern seas near Tangalle on October 14, 2025. flag The narcotics, suspected to be linked to trafficker 'Unakuruwe Shantha,' were recovered during a 32-day operation involving the Eastern and Southern Naval Commands and intelligence from early September. flag The shipment, abandoned at sea with deactivated tracking systems, was transported to Tangalle Fisheries Harbor and handed to the Police Narcotics Bureau. flag The seizure is part of a national anti-drug campaign led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, adding to 1,248 kg of heroin and 1,852 kg of methamphetamine confiscated in the past nine months.

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