Customs seize Rs.122 Mn worth ‘Kush’, ’Ice’ in UPB sent from Canada

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Sri Lanka Customs on Friday (6) seized a stock of cannabis variety ‘Kush’ worth over Rs.122 million from three unaccompanied personal baggage sent from Canada, which was opened and searched at a private freight forwarding company's warehouse in Peliyagoda.

The Customs officials attached to the Midco cargo warehouse on suspicion searched three tea chests sent to a consignee of a Colombo address and found 16 kilogrammes of Kush and one kilogramme of ‘Ice’ (methamphetamine) concealed in a false bottom.

Sri Lanka Customs spokesperson and Director Seevali Arukgoda told the Daily Mirror the three UPBs contained canned food and dry rations, clothes and personal effects.

The seized narcotics have been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further inquiries and the latter is conducting investigations to trace the local consignee of the contraband.

Senior Deputy Directors of Customs Amith Udayapala, Senaka Erawpola and Sugandi Pathmanathan and their team conducted the Customs detection. (Kurulu Koojana Kariyakarawana)

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Tissa Fernando Saturday, 07 October 2023 06:37 AM

Diaspora doing business to make drugs popular among the youth.

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UPS Saturday, 07 October 2023 08:00 AM

FROM CANADA, WITHOUT A NAME AND CANADA ADDRESS, SOMETHING WENT WRONG.

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a concerned citizen Saturday, 07 October 2023 11:29 AM

A certain vocal diaspora's source of income

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Sivalingam Saturday, 07 October 2023 11:38 AM

From Trudeau with love.

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Perera Saturday, 07 October 2023 12:04 PM

They should have kept silent until the consignee came to clear it. Something is fishy here.

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Pantha Kumaran Saturday, 07 October 2023 03:58 PM

It is very strange. Why Customs announced this before the consignee came to collect the parcel. Are we working against Canada. This is the first time we hear drugs are coming from Canada. I don't beleive this.

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Tissa Fernando Saturday, 07 October 2023 05:47 PM

@Panatha, this is the second time in couple of months. God only know how many parcels escaped through the system. The diaspora millianaires in that country are probably involved in dealing with drugs and stolen autos. They have the support of the parties in power.

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Viks Sunday, 08 October 2023 07:35 AM

No harm in smoking some weed ...

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Mickey Mouse Sunday, 08 October 2023 09:56 AM

Looks like people in Sri Lanka living in pain have little choice but to turn to opioids because of the small minds that reject the evidence from dozens of other countries where marijuana works for pain especially in people 60 and older. I guess y'all would rather believe made up lies by your media and the lies your doctor's are forced to tell. Shame on you Sri Lanka.

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Gandhasara Hikmana Sunday, 08 October 2023 10:15 AM

Brough Myna and company! Mervin and Nimal are behind!

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