Largest-ever pill seizure in Sri Lanka at BIA: Indian engineer nabbed with Rs. 454 m worth cocaine and ecstasy

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Largest-ever pill seizure in Sri Lanka at BIA: Indian engineer nabbed with Rs. 454 m worth cocaine and ecstasy

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