Sri Lanka, May 12 -- The group of 22 Buddhist monks recently arrested at the Katunayake Airport over the smuggling of "Kush" cannabis and "Hashish" from Thailand have been further remanded until May 26 by the Negombo Magistrate's Court.

The order was issued when the suspects were produced before Negombo Magistrate Subhani Abeysekera today (12).

The suspects were taken into custody at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on April 25 after arriving from Thailand with a total of 112 kilograms of "Kush" cannabis and "Hashish," valued at over Rs. 110 million, concealed in their luggage.

The 22 monks were detained for seven days for interrogation by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) on detention orders and were produced before the co...