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3 items across 3 editions  ·  last active 25 Oct 26

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No. 117 · Sunday, 25 October 2026

Sri Lanka Navy recovers about 561 kg of methamphetamine and heroin from a beach at Thalalla

Transnational Organized CrimeSIGNIFICANT SEIZURESri Lanka
Source: Sri Lanka Navy (24 Oct 2026)
No. 89 · Sunday, 27 September 2026

Sri Lanka Navy seizes 81 kg of methamphetamine and heroin from a vessel off Jaffna

Transnational Organized CrimeSIGNIFICANT SEIZURESri Lanka
Sources: Newswire · Daily Mirror (Sept. 27, 2026)
No. 63 · Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Sri Lanka Seizes 463 Kilograms of Crystal Meth Hidden in Pakistani Towel Shipment at Colombo Port

Transnational Organized CrimeSIGNIFICANT SEIZURESri LankaPakistan
So what?  Using Colombo as a transshipment stop for a Pakistan-to-Cameroon route, rather than shipping direct, shows traffickers routing methamphetamine through South Asian ports specifically to break the origin-destination link that customs risk-profiling relies on, and the multi-month dwell time before discovery argues container risk scoring at major transshipment hubs isn’t catching goods that sit rather than move quickly. Expect African-bound synthetic-drug seizures at other Indian Ocean transshipment ports to draw fresh scrutiny as this route’s exposure becomes public.
Sources: Xinhua · SL Guardian (Sep 1)
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