British national with largest-ever Kush stock worth over Rs. 430 mn nabbed at BIA

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By T.K.G. Kapila

Katunayaka, September 26 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka Customs today seized the largest-ever stock of recreational cannabis, known as 'Kush', worth over Rs. 430 million, smuggled by a 21-year-old British national.

The suspect arrived at 9:35 a.m. on SriLankan Airlines flight UL-403 from Bangkok, Thailand. He was arrested at the green channel due to suspicious behaviour. After inspection, Customs officers discovered 43 kilograms and 648 grams of Kush concealed in two of his bags.

The British national and the seized cannabis were handed over to the airport's police narcotics division for further investigations.

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Gabriella Thursday, 26 September 2024 06:10 PM

Why would he bring it to Sri Lanka? I didn't know Sri Lanka rupees were so attractive. Let's see what strategy the British embassy adopts to secure his freedom. Of course, they were painkillers for personal use. Regardless, it will be a high price the 22yo will have to pay for his stupidity.

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DO THE CRIME BE READY TO FACE THE CONSEQUENCES Thursday, 26 September 2024 06:20 PM

EXCELLENT CATCH, WELL DONE AIRPORT CUSTOMS. NO SURPRISE THAILAND BECOMING A COUNTRY THAT INTENDS TO THRIVE ON FREE VISAS TO SO CALLED TOURISTS, BUT MAJORITY USE THAILAND AS A PORT OF CALL TRUGS AND ILL-GOTTEN MONEY CHANGES HANDS AND TAKEN INTO OTHER COUNTRIES, AS WAS THE ABOVE CATCH. I HOPE THIS YOUNG MAN GETS LIFE IN JAIL, AS IT IS OBVIOUS UK MAY ASK FOR HIS EXTRADITION. IT THIS GUY WOULD HAVE BEEN A DRUG ADDICT AND VISITED THAILAND AS DRUGS, WINE, WOMEN AND !!! FREELY AVAILABLE TO EVERY MAN AND HIS DOG. THIS HAUL MAY HAVE BEEN TO BE UNLOADED IN THE COUNTRY AND THE OTHER HANDED OVER TO ANOTHER SOURCE FOR TRANSHIPMENT OUT OF THE COUNTRY. SADLY IT APPEARS HE HAS BEEN CONNED INTO TRANSPORTING THIS CONSIGNMENT INTO THE COUNTRY. VERY DOUBTFUL HE WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKING IT INTO THE UK.

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Hadam Thursday, 26 September 2024 07:46 PM

Must be have thought to get rich or die trying to bring in a open consignment like this.

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Tissa Fernando Thursday, 26 September 2024 08:26 PM

Well done, aren't they scanning the baggage before delivery to the belt and aren't they using these expensive dogs they purchased. If not fir suspicious behaviour he would have escaped through. So many may be escaping like this.

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Jason Friday, 27 September 2024 12:42 AM

The British still think they rule an empire and can skip all laws of their former colonial colonies. It's time they were given a taste of their own medicine.

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