INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The officers of the Narcotics Control Unit at Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have apprehended a female passenger at
the green channel who had actually arrived from Malaysia with a stock of narcotic compounds identified as Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice)
The 33-year-old female, with a Thailand passport, had actually arrived in Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by means of Singapore by the
flight SQ468 operated by Singapore Airline at around 11.55 p.m
last night.Police stated that the stock of drugs, hidden in the food bundles in the suspects bagages, weighs around 5kg in total and is
approximated to have a street value of Rs
100 million.Further examinations are underway by the Sri Lanka Customs together with the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB).
