Police have been placed on high alert following a disturbing trend of drug traffickers concealing illegal narcotics inside children’s toys and transporting them through courier services.
Authorities said this method is being used to evade routine security checks by disguising drugs within ordinary, harmless-looking items.
The tactic came to light after a raid by the Ampara Divisional Criminal Investigation Bureau, which led to the arrest of a suspect linked to a large-scale drug distribution network operating in the Maradamuna and Sainthamaruthu areas of Kalmunai.
The suspect was apprehended at the Kalmunai beach area while in possession of 107 grams of crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as “ICE.”
The operation was carried out by a team led by Sub-Inspector Priyankara Niladhari under the direction of Chief Inspector Satharasinghe.
During the raid, officers discovered that the high-purity drugs had been carefully hidden inside several children’s toys.
Police also seized Rs. 39,620 in cash, suspected to be proceeds from drug sales, along with an electronic weighing scale used for packaging and two mobile phones.
