A Sri Lankan passenger arriving from Thailand was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on Tuesday (26) after customs officers detected a stock of “Kush” narcotics concealed in his luggage.

‎The suspect had arrived from Bangkok on SriLankan Airlines flight UL403 at around 9.35 a.m. ‎Officials attached to the Customs Narcotics Control Unit arrested the 24-year-old suspect, a resident of Gampaha, after discovering the drugs hidden inside bags he had brought into the country.‎Authorities estimated the street value of the seized narcotics at approximately Rs. 83.65 million.

‎The suspect and the seized drugs were later handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau at Katunayake Airport for further investigations.