Four suspects have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for attempting to smuggle in stocks of Kush cannabis and Hashish to Sri Lanka.
Officials from the Customs Narcotics Control Unit at the airport had arrested three suspects for the possession of the narcotics and one suspect for aiding them.
One suspect was found with 491g of Kush Cannabis and 312g of Hashish, another suspect with 671g of Kush cannabis and 625g of Hashish, and the third suspect with 454g of Kush Cannabis and 825g of Hashish.
The suspects arrested yesterday are aged 23, 24, 25, and 36 years old and are residents of Yakkala, Mahawatte, Badulla, and Colombo 15.
The Police Narcotics Bureau is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire)