A 24-year-old Indian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake with 5.1 kilograms of Kush cannabis valued at over Rs. 51 million.
According to Sri Lanka Customs, the suspect was arrested by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit (NCU) at approximately 1.15 a.m. today (26).
The passenger had arrived in Sri Lanka on Vietnam Airlines flight VN671 and was attempting to exit through the Green Channel of the airport’s arrival terminal when Customs officers noticed his suspicious behaviour.
He was subsequently detained for further inspection, while his luggage was subjected to scanning.
Following the detection of suspicious items during the scanning process, Customs officers searched the luggage and discovered several sealed polythene packets containing suspected narcotics.
Further examination confirmed that the packets contained 5.1 kilograms of Kush cannabis, with an estimated market value exceeding Rs. 51 million.
Following preliminary investigations, Sri Lanka Customs handed over the suspect, the seized narcotics and other evidence to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for further investigations and legal proceedings. (Newswire)
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