Customs detect hashish in magazines

Irangika RANGE

Hashish weighing 366 grams has been detected in three parcels that arrived from New Delhi at the Central Mail Exchange on Wednesday by the Sri Lanka Customs’ Narcotic Division yesterday.

The hashish had been packed inside three magazines in a hollow rectangle created by cutting magazines and making them look like parcels.

These parcels have been addressed to a well-known actress residing in Kollupitiya. Customs officials found six hashish packets containing 366.07 grams in three parcels.

Of the two foreigners who came to claim the parcels, one has been arrested while the other fled. The 23-year-old arrested British national has been produced before court. Investigations are being carried out by the Sri Lanka Customs’ Narcotic Division.