කෝටි 4ක මත්ද්රව්ය තොගයක් එක්ක මියන්මාර තරුණයෙක් කටුනායක ගුවන්තොටේදී දැලේ
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Daily Mirror, Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that airport police took a 22-year-old Myanmar national into custody on October 21 at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake over an alleged attempt to smuggle Kush into Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Mirror describes him as a labourer.
Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror say the man had arrived from Bangkok at about 1:45 a.m. on Thai Airways flight TG-307. They report that Airport Police Narcotics Bureau officers stopped and searched him as he was leaving the airport.
Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that officers found 4.646 kilograms of Kush, valued at Rs. 46.46 million, in three parcels among clothing, sweets or confectionery, and food in his luggage. Daily Mirror also reports the alleged smuggling attempt and gives the same value for the drugs.
Newswire and Sri Lanka Mirror report that the man and the seized drugs were scheduled to be presented at the Negombo Magistrate’s Court on October 21. Newswire says he was expected afterward to be transferred to the Police Narcotics Bureau headquarters in Colombo for questioning and investigation; Sri Lanka Mirror likewise reports a planned handover for questioning under detention.
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