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22 Buddhist monks arrested in drug bust at Sri Lanka’s main airport

Rob Beschizza
Apr 30, 2026
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Kush cannabis. Photo: vongpure / Shutterstock

Customs officers in Sri Lanka scored the island nation’s biggest weed bust of all time on Sunday, finding 242 pounds of potent Kush cannabis in the luggage of a group returning from a four-day vacation in Thailand. The suspects? 22 Buddhist monks. The distribution of the drugs suggests a coordinated effort: “…

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