An Indian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early today (07) for attempting to smuggle Kush and Hashish drugs worth over Rs. 230 million into the country.
The suspect was arrested by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau while he was attempting to leave the airport premises with the consignment.
The 37-year-old suspect is a businessman residing in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
During a search of his luggage, officers discovered 2.102 kilogrammes of Kush concealed inside four tins labelled as containing tamarind toffees.
A further 5.260 kilogrammes of Hashish, moulded to resemble toffees, were found inside six packets of sweets.
The arrested suspect and the seized narcotics are due to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court today, where police are expected to seek detention orders to facilitate further investigations. (Newswire)