Sri Lanka, Feb. 7 -- Two Sri Lankan women were arrested in the early hours of this morning (07) for attempting to illegally smuggle a consignment of Anthurium plants valued at around Rs. 1 million into the country.

The arrest was carried out through a coordinated operation involving officers from the Customs Narcotics Control Unit, the Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection Division, and Customs officials at Bandaranaike International Airport (Katunayake).

The suspects include a 45-year-old woman from Colombo and a 40-year-old woman from Avissawella. Both individuals had arrived in Sri Lanka from Thailand, said Ada Derana reporter.

During an inspection of their luggage, Customs officers discovered a total of 436 Anthur...