Heroin smuggler's VIP connections
By Ravi Ladduwahetty-Wednesday, 04 Dec 2013
The importer/smuggler who was nabbed with Asia's largest haul of heroin of 260 kg on 30 August, said to have a street value of Rs 2.6 billion, had connections with the Prime Minister's Office, the JVP charged in Parliament yesterday.
JVP Parliamentary Group Leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, making a special statement in Parliament, said that the nabbed importer, Rohan Impex, of T-30, Railway Quarters, Maligawatte, had asked for concessions on demurrage and port charges, claiming that the container had ceramic ware and grease, but instead, on inspection, the container was found to have Asia's largest stock of heroin.
He said there were letters written in response by an official in the Prime Minister's Office, and communication had been made using the official letterhead of the Prime Minister.
Allegedly written by the Coordinating Secretary to the Prime Minister, he had also promised the smuggler that he will recommend to the Prime Minister that port...
...charges and demurrage be slashed, based on the fact that this was the first time the importer had brought in a consignment comprising ceramic ware and grease.
Dissanayake also requested the minister-in-charge to disclose, (1) What were the materials that had been cleared from the container and the quantities of the same? ( 2) Were there any documents which were submitted to obtain any concession? (3) Who had advised him to request the stated concessions? (4) What action had been taken against the person who had sent the letter? (5) Has the cooperation of Interpol been sought? (6) What was the overall progress of the inquiries in this regard?
Prime Minister, D.M. Jayaratne, replying to the questions that had been posed, said he was aware that inquiries were proceeding, and promised to reveal the details when the inquiry was concluded.
By Ravi Ladduwahetty-Wednesday, 04 Dec 2013The importer/smuggler who was nabbed with Asia's largest haul of heroin of 260 kg on 30 August, said to have a street value of Rs 2.6 billion, had connections with the Prime Minister's Office, the JVP charged in Parliament yesterday.
JVP Parliamentary Group Leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, making a special statement in Parliament, said that the nabbed importer, Rohan Impex, of T-30, Railway Quarters, Maligawatte, had asked for concessions on demurrage and port charges, claiming that the container had ceramic ware and grease, but instead, on inspection, the container was found to have Asia's largest stock of heroin.
He said there were letters written in response by an official in the Prime Minister's Office, and communication had been made using the official letterhead of the Prime Minister.
Allegedly written by the Coordinating Secretary to the Prime Minister, he had also promised the smuggler that he will recommend to the Prime Minister that port...
...charges and demurrage be slashed, based on the fact that this was the first time the importer had brought in a consignment comprising ceramic ware and grease.
Dissanayake also requested the minister-in-charge to disclose, (1) What were the materials that had been cleared from the container and the quantities of the same? ( 2) Were there any documents which were submitted to obtain any concession? (3) Who had advised him to request the stated concessions? (4) What action had been taken against the person who had sent the letter? (5) Has the cooperation of Interpol been sought? (6) What was the overall progress of the inquiries in this regard?
Prime Minister, D.M. Jayaratne, replying to the questions that had been posed, said he was aware that inquiries were proceeding, and promised to reveal the details when the inquiry was concluded.
