Indian passenger held with 5.1 kg of kush off Vietnam Airlines flight
Customs officers arrested a 24-year-old Indian man at Bandaranaike International Airport on 26 October 2026 after finding 5.1 kg of kush cannabis worth over Rs 51 million in his luggage. He had arrived on flight VN671 and tried to leave through the Green Channel.
🇱🇰 Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake · Sri Lanka
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 5.1 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- LKR 51,000,000
Officers of Sri Lanka Customs’ Narcotics Control Unit arrested a 24-year-old Indian national at Bandaranaike International Airport at about 1.15 a.m. on 26 October.[1] The passenger had arrived on Vietnam Airlines flight VN671 and was trying to exit through the Green Channel of the arrival terminal when officers noticed his suspicious behaviour.[1]
His luggage was scanned, and after suspicious items showed up, officers opened it and found several sealed polythene packets that proved to hold 5.1 kg of kush cannabis with an estimated market value above Rs 51 million.[1] Customs handed the suspect, the drugs and the other evidence to the Police Narcotic Bureau for investigation and legal proceedings.[1]
Photos and video
- The seized packets of kush laid out after the arrest Photos: Newswire
Sources
- Indian national arrested with Kush cannabis worth over Rs. 51 Mn at BIA. Newswire, 26 October 2026.