Overview
- The suspect, taken into custody Tuesday during a joint operation by Sri Lanka Customs and the Police Narcotics Bureau, was stopped at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.
- Officers seized a consignment described as 'Kush' that weighed over one kilogramme, according to police and local outlet Adaderana.lk.
- Police said the arrestee is a 35-year-old Indian national, and his identity has not been released.
- The Police Narcotics Bureau has opened an investigation to determine the source of the drugs and to identify any accomplices.
- Reports place the case within recurring concerns about drug-smuggling routes that move contraband through South Asian airports.