Sri Lanka, March 10 -- A 20-year-old Canadian woman has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle hashish worth around Rs. 17.5 million into Sri Lanka.

Customs officers at the airport apprehended the suspect last night. The woman, an undergraduate student visiting Sri Lanka for the first time, had traveled from Toronto via Abu Dhabi and arrived on Etihad Airways flight EY-396 at 8.35 p.m.

Upon inspection, customs officers found 17 kilograms and 573 grams of hashish hidden in three blankets inside her luggage. The suspect and the seized drugs have been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for further investigation.

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