22 Buddhist Monks Arrested in Massive Airport Drug Bust
The Daily Beast • • world
Key Points:
- Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks were arrested for attempting to smuggle 242 pounds of cannabis, concealed in false walls within their luggage, into Sri Lanka.
- The group, consisting of student monks, was intercepted at Sri Lanka’s main international airport upon returning from a four-day holiday in Thailand.
- This seizure is the largest single detection of Kush, a potent cannabis strain from the Hindu Kush mountain range, at the airport.
- Authorities arrested the monk who organized the trip, and police believe the student monks may have been unaware of the narcotics in their bags.
- The monks appeared before a magistrate and will remain in custody for a week for further police questioning.
