US EditionSri Lanka Arrests 22 Buddhist Monks Allegedly Carrying over 110 Kilos of Cannabis at Airport
Customs said the haul was the airport’s largest single Kush seizure, with each monk carrying about 5 kilograms in hidden luggage.
- Sri Lankan authorities arrested 22 Buddhist monks at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo for possessing over 110 kilograms of cannabis, marking the largest drug bust ever recorded at the terminal.
- Police acting on a tip-off discovered the cannabis concealed within false bottoms in the group's luggage after they returned from Thailand on April 22 using sponsor-provided tickets.
- Valued at over $3.45 million, the narcotics seizure marks the first time Buddhist monks have been arrested at the airport carrying illegal drugs, according to the state-owned Daily News.
- Appearing before the Negombo Magistrate's Court for legal proceedings, the monks face investigation by the Police Narcotics Bureau into potential links with local drug-running networks.
- According to the Foreign Office, Sri Lanka maintains severe penalties for drug offenses, with convictions resulting in lengthy prison sentences and potential indefinite detention without charge.
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Back from Thailand, these monks were arrested last Sunday in Sri Lanka in possession of a powerful type of cannabis. In the packages brought with them, the religious thought they were "gifts".
Twenty-two Buddhist monks were arrested this Sunday at Sri Lanka's main international airport following a record seizure of 110 kilos of high-powered marijuana, in which authorities rated the largest individual seizure of this type registered at that air terminal.The religious returned from a four-day trip to Bangkok, Thailand's capital, when customs agents detected the drugs hidden in their luggage.According to Sri Lanka's Customs, the monks tr…
A group of 22 Buddhist monks returning from a trip to Thailand was arrested for carrying more than 110 kilos of cannabis at Sri Lanka’s international airport. Religious were intercepted at Bandaranaike International Airport in the capital of Colombo, with bags carrying more than five kilograms each, which constituted the largest drug seizure recorded at that terminal to date. According to CNN, the police operation was carried out last Saturday a…
Buddhist monks-in-training caught with 110kg of cannabis in Sri Lanka
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