Indian businessman arrested at Katunayake airport with Rs 230 million worth of Kush and Hashish

Newswire and Ada Derana report that an Indian national was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake early on the 7th, in connection with Kush and Hashish found at the airport. Ada Derana’s Tamil-language report says the drugs were being brought into the country.

Lankadeepa and Tamilmirror describe the man as a businessman from Tamil Nadu, while Hiru News reports that he was 37. Lankadeepa puts the value of the drugs at Rs. 231.42 million; Newswire and Hiru News describe the value as more than Rs. 230 million.

Ada Derana reports that the seized drugs weighed more than 7kg. Lankadeepa attributes its account of the arrest to the airport police narcotics bureau. The reports provided do not describe any subsequent proceedings.

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