NIA files in Sri Lankan drug case
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a First Information Report in the reported seizure of drugs, arms and ammunition from a Sri Lankan fishing vessel off Vizhinjam in March.The FIR was f
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a First Information Report in the reported seizure of drugs, arms and ammunition from a Sri Lankan fishing vessel off Vizhinjam in March. The FIR was filed before the Special Court for NIA cases, Ernakulam. The Narcotics Control Bureau had earlier registered a case after the law enforcement agencies arrested six Sri Lankan nationals and reportedly seized 301kg of heroin, five AK 47 rifles and 1000 9mm ammunition from the vessel Ravihansi from Arabian Sea on March 25. Cases were booked against the foreign nationals under the provisions of the Arms Act and the Indian Penal Code.
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