The officers attached to the Narcotic Control unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have arrested a passenger yesterday morning (Nov. 11) on suspicion of trafficking narcotic substances.
He had arrived from Sierra Leone via Istanbul by the Turkish Airlines flight TK 730.
After being put through a body scanner, it was revealed that the suspect had concealed drugs in his person.
Subsequently, the suspect was admitted to the Negombo Hospital and 17 pellets suspected of containing narcotics have been retrieved. However, the suspect had confessed that there are more pellets in his stomach.
The retrieved pellets and the suspect were handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigations.
According to Sri Lanka Customs, the estimated street value of the seized cocaine pellets is around Rs. 13 million,
