The Narcotic Control unit at Bandaranayake International Airport arrested a female foreign passenger with Cocaine today.
She had arrived from Ghana today .
The passenger holds a South affrican passport and arrived to Sri Lanka by the flight QR 658 operated by Qatar airways around 1.50 am Today.
The weight of the seized Narcotic substance is around 4068grams with a street value of Rs. 142 million.
Sri lanka Customs Narcotic Control Unit has requested the assistant of the Police Narcotic Bureau and further investigation underway.
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