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Defense news — September 27, 2026

Publications tagged with Defense published on September 27, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

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Sports Trial Middle East Defense
Sep 27, 2026, 11:29 UTC
Sri Lanka Airport Arrests Two Chinese Men for Smuggling 32,000 Cigarettes
On September 27, Sri Lankan police at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo arrested two Chinese men for smuggling 32,000 foreign cigarettes. Airport police narcotics officers, acting on a tip, searched two incoming passengers and found the cigarettes in their luggage. Both men have been detained, and the case is under investigation.
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Politics Middle East Defense Fraud
Sep 27, 2026, 07:43 UTC
Pakistan Navy Seizes $750m Worth of Drugs in Arabian Sea Operation
Pakistan Navy ships HUNAIN and YARMOOK intercepted a suspicious boat during a routine patrol in the Arabian Sea, leading to the seizure of over 2,800 kilograms of narcotics valued at approximately $750 million. The operation was praised by President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who commended the Navy's professionalism and commitment to maritime security.
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