Customs seize ‘Kush’ worth Rs.2.2 million

Pic by Damith Wickremesinghe   

By Darshana Sanjeewa Balasuriya   

Customs officials seized 222 grams of ‘Kush’ cannabis which has a street value of over Rs.2.2 million yesterday.   

The narcotics had been sent to the country by an individual from the US through a courier service at Katunayake.   

Customs officials said that three parcels containing those narcotics have been addressed to an individual in Colombo.   

The narcotics were concealed in a biscuit packet and two cellular phone and key sanitizing equipment in order to avoid being detected by Customs.   

The officials said the narcotics would be handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau for further investigation.