Sri Lanka arrests 22 monks with US$3.5 million worth of cannabis in record haul

Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks were arrested at the country's main international airport on Sunday after returning from a four-day holiday in Thailand. The monks had concealed 110kg of kush, a potent plant-based strain of cannabis, within their luggage. According to customs officials, each monk carried approximately five kilos of the narcotic hidden in false walls. The group was discovered upon arrival at the airport, where they were handed over to police. The arrest is reportedly a record haul for Sri Lanka. The value of the seized cannabis is estimated to be around US$3.5 million.