Archive · 24 May 2025
Sri Lanka Foils Multiple Synthetic Cannabis Smuggling Attempts
Imagine some people tried to sneak a type of fake weed called kush into Sri Lanka.
Customs officers caught them!
They found nearly 60 kilograms of kush.
One woman from Britain, and two men from India and Thailand were arrested.
The British woman said the drugs weren't hers, and she didn't know they were there.
If found guilty, the smugglers could spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Sri Lanka has been used before to smuggle drugs.
This recent bust is one of the biggest at the airport.
Several Iranians were previously sentenced to life in prison for drug smuggling.
Sri Lankan authorities seized approximately 60 kilograms of synthetic cannabis (kush).
A British woman, an Indian man, and a Thai man were arrested in separate incidents.
The British woman was found with 46 kilograms of kush at Colombo airport.
The Indian man was caught with 4 kilograms of kush at the Kankesanthurai seaport.
All three suspects could face life imprisonment if convicted.
- Who
- Authorities arrested a British woman, an Indian man, and a Thai man.
- What
- Sri Lankan authorities seized approximately 60 kilograms of synthetic cannabis (kush).
- When
- May 2024
- Where
- Colombo airport and Kankesanthurai seaport, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- To smuggle synthetic cannabis into Sri Lanka.
Customs Officials
Suspects
Knowledge of Drugs
Customs Officials
Customs officials believe the suspects were knowingly smuggling drugs.
Suspects
The British woman claims the drugs were planted.
- Total Synthetic Cannabis Seized
- Approx. 60 kilograms
- Suspects' Nationalities
- British, Indian, Thai
- Possible Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- British Woman's Claim
- Drugs were planted at Bangkok hotel
- Location of Arrests
- Colombo Airport, Kankesanthurai Seaport