A 22-year-old Myanmar national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for allegedly attempting to smuggle a consignment of Kush drugs worth over Rs. 46 million into Sri Lanka.
The suspect was arrested by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau in the early hours of today (21), while attempting to leave the airport.
According to reports, the suspect had arrived at the BIA at around 1.45 a.m. aboard Thai Airways flight TG-307 from Bangkok, Thailand.
During an inspection of his luggage, officers discovered 4.646 kilograms of Kush drugs, valued at Rs. 46.46 million, concealed in three parcels among clothes, sweets and food items.
The suspect, along with the seized drugs, is scheduled to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court today.
He is thereafter expected to be handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau headquarters in Colombo for further questioning and investigations. (Newswire)