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Sri Lanka seizes 110 kg of kush at Colombo airport

On 26 April 2026 police arrested 22 Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand at Bandaranaike International Airport with 110 kg of kush hidden in their luggage, valued at about US$3.5 million. It was reported as the country's largest single cannabis seizure. The case was an enforcement event, not a change in the law.

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

On 26 April 2026 police arrested 22 Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand at Bandaranaike International Airport with 110 kg of kush hidden in their luggage, valued at about US$3.5 million. It was reported as the country’s largest single cannabis seizure. The case was an enforcement event, not a change in the law.[1]

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  1. Sri Lanka arrests 22 monks with $3.5 million worth of cannabis in record haul (27 April 2026). SCMP (AFP). 110 kg at Bandaranaike International Airport; 22 arrests..

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Sri Lanka.7.61, 80.70

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