මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය තොගයක් සමග ඉන්දීය තරුණයෙක් අත්අඩංගුවට

Newswire reports that a 24-year-old Indian national was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake at about 1:15 a.m. on the 26th, after arriving on Vietnam Airlines flight VN671. Tamilmirror, Ada Derana and Hiru News also report that an Indian national was arrested at the airport in connection with narcotics.

Newswire says the passenger was attempting to leave through the arrivals terminal’s Green Channel when Customs officers noticed behaviour they considered suspicious. Officers detained him for inspection and scanned his luggage, according to Newswire.

Newswire reports that a subsequent search found sealed polythene packets containing suspected narcotics, which further examination identified as 5.1 kilograms of Kush cannabis. Customs estimated the consignment’s market value at more than Rs. 51 million, Newswire says.

Newswire reports that, after preliminary inquiries, Sri Lanka Customs transferred the suspect, the seized cannabis and other evidence to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigation and legal proceedings.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.