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Sri Lankan Customs records the largest drug seizure "Kush" At Colombo Airport


Authorities announced in , after they returned from Thailand, in possession of 110 kilograms of a strong type of cannabis known as "
A Sri Lankan customs spokesman explained that the members of the group, who returned after a four-day vacation in the Thai capital, Bangkok, hid the drugs inside camouflaged pockets in their bags.

Drug smuggling into Sri Lanka

He added that each monk was carrying about five kilograms of the narcotic substance, indicating that they were handed over to the police in preparation for presenting them to the judiciary.

The officials indicated that most The arrested young students were in various temples across Sri Lanka, and a businessman sponsored the expenses of their trip.

The largest drug seizure "Kush"

Customs confirmed that this is the largest seizure of a drug "Kush" At Colombo International Airport, which is the main one in the South Asian country.

It is noteworthy that last year, a 21-year-old British woman was arrested at the same airport, after 46 kilograms of drugs were seized in her possession during her flight from Bangkok to Colombo.

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