News:2026-10-28/Trafficking/sri-lanka-customs-finds-4-9-kg-of-kush-cannabis-and-1-kg-of-hashish-among-narcotics-in-nine-foreign-postal-par

NewsTrafficking28 October 2026

Sri Lanka Customs finds 4.9 kg of Kush cannabis and 1 kg of hashish among narcotics in nine foreign postal parcels at the Central Mail Exchange

Newswire reported, citing Sri Lanka Customs, that officers of the Narcotics Control Unit and the Postal Appraising Branch found narcotics worth over Rs. 60.2 million concealed in nine foreign postal parcels at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo. They included 4,934 g of Kush cannabis and 1,035 g of hashish, alongside ecstasy tablets and cocaine. Three of the nine parcels came from Thailand and two each from Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. The parcels were identified during routine inspections of incoming international mail over the past few months.

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PlaceCentral Mail ExchangeColombo DistrictWestern ProvinceSri Lanka

AgencySri Lanka Customs

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2026-10-28 Trafficking Sri Lanka Customs finds 4.9 kg of Kush cannabis and 1 kg of hashish among narcotics in nine foreign postal parcels at the Central Mail Exchange Newswire reported, citing Sri Lanka Customs, that officers of the Narcotics Control Unit and the Postal Appraising Branch found narcotics worth over Rs. 60.2 million concealed in nine foreign postal parcels at the Central Mail Exchange in Colombo. They included 4,934 g of Kush cannabis and 1,035 g of hashish, alongside ecstasy tablets and cocaine. Three of the nine parcels came from Thailand and two each from Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. The parcels were identified during routine inspections of incoming international mail over the past few months. https://www.newswire.lk/2026/10/28/customs-seizes-narcotics-worth-over-rs-60-million-in-foreign-postal-parcels/ Sri Lanka Western Province Colombo District Central Mail Exchange Sri Lanka Customs