PNB nabs Lithuanian national with Cocaine worth Rs.30m

Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) busted a major attempt to smuggle in a stock of Cocaine worth over Rs.30 million by a Lithuanian national who arrived this morning and also arrested two Nigerians who came to collect them, police Spokesman said.

The PNB sleuths stationed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on information searched a Lithuanian national who landed early this morning and found 2 kilos and 50 grams of Cocaine carefully concealed under a false bottom of his hand luggage.

The suspect had come on a Srilankan Airlines flight from Abu Dhabi and had freely walked into the arrival lounge carrying the bag containing the narcotics when he was apprehended on suspicion. (Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana)