COLOMBO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka Customs on Wednesday detected 350 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a container from Panama at the Colombo Port.
Customs media spokesman Sudatta Silva told journalists that the value of the haul is estimated to have a street value of 6 billion rupees (21 million U.S. dollars).
The container had been to Belgium and then to Dubai before arriving in Sri Lanka, and it was destined for India, he said.
The shipment was stopped and searched in Sri Lanka by the Port Control Unit of the Customs, following a tip-off received from the customs intelligence unit, Silva said.
He said this is one of the biggest drug busts in 2022.
The goods in the containers were declared as scrap metal and the cocaine had been handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau. ■