Police Narcotics Bureau officers arrested two Sri Lankan businesswomen at Bandaranaike International Airport on 9 September 2026 after finding 5.372 kg of kush cannabis in five airtight packages inside two pieces of luggage.
🇱🇰 Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake · Sri Lanka
Police Narcotics Bureau officers arrested two Sri Lankan businesswomen at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake on 9 September 2026 for allegedly smuggling kush cannabis.[1][2]Ada Derana valued the stock at Rs. 53.72 million.[1]
The women were aged 33 and 35 and were identified as residents of Dematagoda and Thotalanga in Colombo.[1][2]They arrived at about 10.55 a.m. on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 403 from Bangkok, Thailand.[1][2]
Officials found approximately 5.372 kg of kush cannabis in five airtight packages packed inside two pieces of luggage.[1][2]The women were scheduled to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court on the day of the arrests.[1][2]
The sources do not report the result of that court appearance or where the women intended to travel next.[1][2]
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Five airtight packages of suspected kush cannabis and a suitcase, in an Ada Derana photograph from the BIA seizure.Photo details
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Ada Derana gives the estimated value as Rs. 53.72 million, while Newswire says approximately Rs. 53.2 million; this report uses Ada Derana's exact figure.
No later court outcome or destination for the women was reported in the opened sources.
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