Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks were arrested with 110kg (242lbs) of cannabis hidden in their luggage. Customs officials at the Colombo International Airport in Sri Lanka said each monk was found with around 5kg of kush, a very potent form of the drug, hidden in their luggage behind “false walls” upon their arriveal in the city on Saturday, April 24.
The monks were mainly students and were returning from Thailand after being treated to an all-expense-paid four-day holiday by a sponsor when they were detained. The sponsor remains unnamed.