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Sri Lankan public security minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the

Maldives–Sri Lanka relations — Sri Lankan public security minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian milita

Published November 9, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Maldives–Sri Lanka relations.

Sri Lankan public security minister Ananda Wijepala says that police and navy officers have been sent to the Maldives to cooperate with local authorities after the Maldivian military seized a Sri Lankan ship with over 300 kilograms of heroin on Friday. [https://english.news.cn/20251109/f8f4c3e4e4964a4d87187fef6e84ed86/c.html (Xinhua News)] [https://hirunews.lk/goldfmnews/429738/sri-lanka-to-bring-back-suspected-drug-traffickers-and-vessel-from-maldives (Hiru News)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-11-09).