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The suspect, an undergraduate student, was on her first visit to Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<p>According to authorities, she had travelled from Toronto, Canada, to Abu Dhabi before arriving at the BIA onboard Etihad Airways flight EY-396 at 8.35 p.m. yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>Upon inspection, customs officers discovered a total of 17 kilograms and 573 grams of Hashish concealed in three blankets inside her luggage.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect, along with the seized narcotics, has been handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at BIA for further investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 20-year-old Canadian woman has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a consignment of Hashish estimated to be worth around Rs. 17.5 million into Sri Lanka. The arrest was made by customs officers at the airport last night (9). 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