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LNP – Troops arrest duo with 10.4 kg of ICE worth Rs. 150mn in Mannar

Two men were arrested by the Army with 10.4 kg of ICE (methamphetamine crystals) which has a street value of more than Rs. 150 million at a Mannar roadblock this morning.

Army said the two men were attempting to shuttle those drugs from Thalaimannar to Vangalai area in a cab.

Army troopers handed over those suspects and the seized drugs to the Mannar Police station for further inquiries

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Tyronne Jayamanne

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