Indian national arrested at BIA with nearly 3kg of heroin

A foreign passenger who arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) carrying a stock of heroin valued at Rs. 34 million, has been arrested by officers of the Narcotics Control Division of Sri Lanka Customs.

The suspect has been identified as a 32-year-old Indian national.

He had arrived at the BIA at around 4:15 p.m. yesterday (26) from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL-315.

During an inspection, officers of the Narcotics Control Division discovered 2 kilograms and 832 grams of heroin concealed inside his luggage, leading to his arrest.

Investigations have revealed that THE Indian national, who had arrived in Sri Lanka for the first time, had planned to hand over the stock OF heroin to a local drug dealer at a hotel in Bambalapitiya.

The seized heroin and the suspect were later handed over to the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau officers for further investigations.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court today (27), where police are expected to seek a detention order for further questioning.