An 18-year-old Canadian girl has been arrested by customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake for bringing nearly 36 kilograms of hashish, worth over Rs. 350 million, into the country.
The suspect arrived at the Katunayake Airport at around 10:40 last night on an Emirates flight from Toronto via Dubai and was questioned during routine checks conducted by officers of the Airport Customs Narcotics Control Division.
Airport sources say that during a search of two of her suitcases, the suspect and the seized drug stock weighing 35.265 kilograms were found carefully concealed inside. The suspect and the seized drug stock are to be handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further legal action.