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Dating
Ada Derana's page was published late on 27 October 2026 UTC, which is 28 October in Sri Lanka, and the article does not say when the consignment arrived or was examined. The stored date, 28 October 2026, is the publication date.
Route
"Smuggled into the country from Thailand" is the article's account of the origin. The article does not say whether the consignment came by air, sea or post, or through which port.
Quantities
The cannabis and hashish are quantified separately in the article. The values (Rs. 24 million and Rs. 133 million, Rs. 157 million together) are estimates and are not stored.
Place
The article places the examination at a Customs warehouse in Peliyagoda and does not name a district. The Gampaha District is the district in which Peliyagoda lies in the gazetteers used for other Sri Lankan news items. No map pin is placed.
Sources
This news item rests on Ada Derana alone. Newsfirst ran a sibling story.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 19:51, 28 October 2026 (+07)