An Indian passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of “Kush” cannabis, valued at Rs. 105 million, through the “Green Channel” (undeclared) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has been arrested by a group of Airport customs officials yesterday morning (05).
The arrested suspect is a 43-year-old Indian national, working as a salesman at a shoe store in New Delhi, India.
According to authorities, he has purchased this consignment of “Kush” from Bangkok, Thailand, arrived in New Delhi, India, and from there arrived at the BIA on Air India flight AI 277 at 07.45 am yesterday.
The suspect has been taken into custody while he was carrying 19 packets of the “Kush” cannabis weighing 10.750 kilograms in his luggage.
This raid is the first arrest made by Customs officers using the newly installed scanning machine at the “Green Channel” of the Customs Arrival Terminal at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.
The consignment of “Kush” cannabis and the arrested Indian national are scheduled to be handed over to the officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for further investigation.