INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An American national has actually been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake today (15 ), by officers of
the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs for attempting to smuggle 23 kgs of Kush cannabis into the country.The 31-year-old suspect,
who is utilized by a company associated with land trading in the United States, had actually gotten here from Bangkok, Thailand, on
SriLankan Airlines flight UL-403, which landed at 10:15 a.m
at the BIA.He was detained while attempting to leave the airport through the Red Channel, a designated organization passage at the arrival
terminal.Upon inspection, Customs officers found a total of 23 kilograms of the narcotic substance Kush concealed in 23 one-kilogram packets
within his suitcase.The approximated street value of the taken drugs is roughly Rs
230 million.The Director General of Customs, Mr
Sarath Nonis, and Customs Media Spokesperson and Additional Director General, Mr
Seevali Arukgoda, existed at the airport to observe the operation.According to Mr
Arukgoda, the legalization of substances such as Kush in Thailand has actually made such drugs easily available outdoors market
As an outcome, there is a growing trend of narcotics such as Kush, Hashish, and Cocaine being smuggled into Sri Lanka from Thailand in
