Over 10 Kg of Hashish Found on Katukurunda Beach

COLOMBO (News 1st): A parcel suspected to contain hashish has been discovered along the Katukurunda Beach.

The parcel of drugs was discovered this morning along the coastline of a tourist hotel in the Katukurunda Lagoon, in Kalutara South.

According to police, several tour guides in the vicinity first noticed the suspicious parcel and immediately alerted officers of the Katukurunda Special Task Force (STF) in Kalutara.

Upon inspection, STF officers discovered that the parcel weighing over 10 kilograms, had contained eight smaller packages suspected to be hashish.

The Special Task Force has launched further investigations into the stock of drugs and the smuggling operation believed to have brought the consignment into the country by sea.