Two arrested at BIA with stash of ‘Kush’

2026-03-18 - 05:23

Two Sri Lankans have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning (March 18) while attempting to smuggle a stock of ‘Kush’ cannabis worth Rs. 105 million into the country. They had arrived at the BIA from Bangkok, Thailand, aboard Thai Airways flight TG-307. They were arrested by officers attached to Airport Police Narcotics Division and are to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court. One of the suspects is a 20-year-old businessman from Hakmana while the other is a 22-year-old student enrolled in a nursing training program at a private university in Agunukolapelessa. Authorities seized the stock of 10.5kg of Kush narcotics while hidden inside fake shoe soles, packed into eight separate packages. Further investigations are underway.