Colombo Airport Shock: 22 Buddhist Monks Detained with 110kg of Cannabis
Customs officers at Colombo airport arrested 22 Buddhist monks on April 25 after uncovering around 110kg of Kush hidden inside false walls of their luggage. The monks, mainly students returning from a four-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Thailand sponsored by an unnamed donor, each carried about 5kg of the potent drug. Police later detained a 23rd monk, alleged organiser of the trip, in a Colombo suburb. Investigators also found photos and videos on the monks’ phones showing them enjoying casual holiday scenes. Appearing in court on April 26, the monks were remanded for seven days amid police claims they may have been unaware of what they were carrying.
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