Sri Lanka Seizes Cannabis in Record Haul From Monks
Authorities in Sri Lanka arrested 22 monks upon their return from Thailand. The group was found to be transporting a significant haul of potent cannabis hidden within their luggage.
Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport with 110kg (242lbs) of powerful cannabis, officials said. A Sri Lanka Customs spokesman said the group, returning home after a four-day holiday in the Thai capital, had kush β a potent, plant-based strain of cannabis β hidden in their luggage. βEach carried about five kilos of the narcotic concealed within false walls in their luggage,β the spokesman said, adding that the monks had been....