Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Three Indians Arrested with Ganja in Colombo
Three people from India were caught at an airport in Sri Lanka with a lot of a drug called cannabis.
The drugs were worth a huge amount of money.
The two women and one man tried to leave the airport without telling anyone about the drugs.
This is the biggest amount of drugs ever found at this airport.
The women were teachers from Mumbai, and they all came from a flight that started in Bangkok.
Three Indian nationals, including two women, were arrested at Colombo airport for possessing 50 kg of cannabis.
The drugs were valued at LKR 500 million (Rs 14.5 crore), the largest narcotics haul at the airport.
The suspects arrived from Bangkok on a SriLankan Airways flight and attempted to flee through the green channel.
The two women suspects were teachers from Mumbai, aged between 25 and 27.
The arrest was made by the police narcotics bureau at Bandaranaike International Airport.
- Who
- Three Indian nationals (two women from Mumbai, one man)
- What
- Possession of 50 kg of Kush Cannabis
- When
- Tuesday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Why
- Attempted to flee through the green channel without declaration
- Number of Suspects
- 3 (2 women, 1 man)
- Drug Type
- Kush Cannabis
- Drug Quantity
- 50 kg
- Drug Value
- LKR 500 million (Rs 14.5 crore)
- Airport
- Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)
- Flight Origin
- Bangkok
- Airline
- SriLankan Airways
- Suspects' Professions
- Teachers (2 women)