Three individuals attempting to illegally bring a large stock of narcotics into Sri Lanka were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) early this morning (25) by Airport Customs officers and personnel from the Customs Narcotics Control Unit.
The arrests took place at the arrivals terminal’s Green Channel, which is reserved for passengers declaring no goods. During inspections, officers detected suspicious luggage belonging to the passengers.
Authorities identified the suspects as a 29-year-old bricklayer from Nattandiya, a 29-year-old businessman also from Nattandiya, and a 32-year-old businessman from Grandpass, Colombo. The trio had arrived from Muscat, Oman at around 4:00 a.m. on SalamAir flight OV 437.
A detailed search of five pieces of luggage led to the seizure of 10.394 kilograms of Kush concealed in 10 packets, along with 1.912 kilograms of Hashish hidden in 18 packets. The total estimated street value of the drugs is Rs. 133.94 million.
The suspects and the seized narcotics have been transferred to the Katunayake Airport Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigations.
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