Police investigations have revealed that a non-Buddhist businessman is behind the Buddhist monks who smuggled a large quantity of narcotics from Thailand.
Who care punish the smugglers
@vindib_ They are trying to separate themselves from these 22 monks by saying these monks are impersonators .
Still two big questionsare hanging over Maha Sangas how did they visit to Thailand on what visa
where are the mahanayakas at or do they only emerge with commentary during elections? | Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…#SriLanka
🚨 Court orders the detention of 22 monks arrested in the Katunayake Airport drug bust until May 2.
The suspects were produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court following the seizure of narcotics worth over Rs. 1.1 billion at Bandaranaike International Airport.
A major narcotics haul worth more than Rs. 1.1 billion has been seized at Bandaranaike International Airport, with 22 Buddhist monks taken into custody, according to local media reports.
The arrests were made during a raid carried out on Saturday night by officers attached to the Police Narcotics Bureau following intelligence information.
Authorities said more than 110 kilograms of suspected Kush and Hashish were discovered hidden inside false-bottom suitcases packed with school supplies and assorted sweets.
Reports said each monk was allegedly carrying over five kilograms of narcotics in luggage.
Investigators also found that the group had travelled to Bangkok on April 22 using airline tickets allegedly arranged by a sponsor. Mobile phone evidence reportedly showed photos and videos of the suspects in civilian clothing while overseas.
The seizure is being described as the largest drug bust in the history of Bandaranaike International Airport and the first reported case involving monks being arrested there with a large narcotics consignment.
The suspects, said to be young monks from different parts of the country and pursuing higher education at various institutions, are due to be produced before the Negombo Magistrate’s Court for further proceedings. (Newswire)
docs relating to repayment of a loan from France have gone missing from the Finance Ministry computer systems/could be linked to the same group of hackers who breached its systems, leading to USD 2.5 million going missing from treasury funds, sundaytimes.lk/260426/news/tr…#SriLanka