A 60-year-old Indian national was arrested at the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday while attempting to smuggle cocaine with a street value of nearly Rs. 108 million through the Green Channel.
The suspect was apprehended by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit, following the detection of two kilos and 150 grams of cocaine concealed inside two certificate file covers in his luggage.
Customs officials said the suspect, a geologist by profession, had travelled from Kampala to Doha before arriving in Sri Lanka, on a Qatar Airways flight, at around 10.40 am.
The suspect and the seized narcotics were handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers attached to the BIA for further investigations.
by Norman Palihawadane
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