Sri Lanka, Oct. 28 -- A 29-year-old Sri Lankan national residing in Grandpass, Colombo, has been arrested upon his arrival from Bangkok, Thailand, by officers attached to the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs at the BIA for attempting to smuggle 2,523 grams of Kush cannabis into the country.

The suspect had arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake at around 11.00 a.m. this morning (28 October 2025) onboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL 403.

The narcotics were concealed in false bottoms of the suspect's luggage and back pack, evading ordinary detection methods.

According to Sri Lanka Customs estimates, the street value of the seized stock of Kush cannabis is approximately Rs. 25.23 million.

Officers of...