News:2026-09-15/Trafficking/police-find-two-abandoned-bags-holding-60-packets-of-kush-cannabis-at-bandaranaike-international-airport

News record15 September 2026Trafficking

Police find two abandoned bags holding 60 packets of kush cannabis at Bandaranaike International Airport

Ada Derana reported that officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau airport unit found kush cannabis packed in 60 airtight packets inside two bags left near baggage belt 6 at Bandaranaike International Airport on the morning of 15 September 2026. Police suspected that a passenger who had arrived the previous day on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 405 from Bangkok abandoned the bags and left, and were reviewing CCTV footage. The consignment was estimated to be worth about 320 million rupees. No weight was given and no arrest was reported, and the drugs were to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate's Court.

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Date15 Sep 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountrySri Lanka

State / provinceWestern Province

District / areaGampaha

LocalityKatunayake

AgencyPolice Narcotics Bureau

Source report

2026-09-15 Trafficking Police find two abandoned bags holding 60 packets of kush cannabis at Bandaranaike International Airport Ada Derana reported that officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau airport unit found kush cannabis packed in 60 airtight packets inside two bags left near baggage belt 6 at Bandaranaike International Airport on the morning of 15 September 2026. Police suspected that a passenger who had arrived the previous day on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 405 from Bangkok abandoned the bags and left, and were reviewing CCTV footage. The consignment was estimated to be worth about 320 million rupees. No weight was given and no arrest was reported, and the drugs were to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate's Court. https://adaderana.lk/news/cmu1xwyub0001356ofgcdtiia https://ada-derana-prod-english-news-temp.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/cmu1xwyub0001356ofgcdtiia/MediaFile 20260915 060749 368.jpg Sri Lanka Western Province Gampaha Katunayake Police Narcotics Bureau