Sri Lanka, Dec. 7 -- A couple has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle over 21kg of 'Kush' cannabis earlier today (07).

The duo arrived from Male, Maldives, on a SriLankan Airlines flight UL-102.

The drugs were concealed in a suitcase, consisting of 24 packages totaling 21.582 kilograms of cannabis, police stated.

The suspects are a married couple, aged 21 and 30, residing in Kalutara South.

The couple is scheduled to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate's Court.

Further investigations into the case are underway.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Ada Derana....