Sri Lanka seizes 60 kilograms of synthetic cannabis in three separate cases

Sri Lankan authorities have seized nearly 60 kilograms of potent synthetic cannabis that foreigners tried to smuggle in this month in three separate cases, a customs official said Saturday.

The South Asian island has long been considered a transit point for international drug smugglers, and all three suspects – from Britain, India and Thailand – could face life imprisonment if convicted. The 21-year-old British woman was arrested on May 12, with customs officers saying she was stopped with 46 kilograms (101 pounds) of kush – a synthetic drug containing powerful opioids – packed in two suitcases…..| read more on Firstpost