Sri Lankan passenger arrested at BIA with Hashish worth Rs. 47.7 Mn

Colombo, May 10 (Daily Mirror) - A Sri Lankan passenger who arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport carrying a stock of the narcotic substance ‘hashish’ was arrested by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) early today (10).

The suspect, a 24-year-old resident of Grandpass, Colombo, had arrived at the airport at around 12.30 a.m. on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok.

During an inspection of his luggage, officers discovered 15 chocolate-style packages containing hashish.

Investigations later revealed that the suspect had smuggled in 4 kilograms and 778 grams of hashish concealed inside the parcels.

According to the Police Narcotics Bureau, the street value of the seized narcotics is estimated at nearly Rs. 47.7 million.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court today.