A Canadian national has been arrested while attempting to smuggle a stock of hashish valued at Rs. 182.5 million through the ‘Green Channel’ at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), earlier today (28).
He was arrested by officials of the Customs Narcotics Control Division.
The suspect is a 21-year-old Canadian national, reportedly a student pursuing higher education.
He had arrived at the BIA at midnight onboard a plane from Dubai.
Upon inspection of his luggage, Customs officers discovered 18 kilograms and 253 grams of hashish, packed into 72 smaller packets hidden inside six large polythene packages.
The arrested Canadian national and the seized stock of hashish were subsequently handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau officers at the airport for further investigations.
