Sri Lanka, March 18 -- Two Sri Lankans have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning while attempting to smuggle a stock of 'Kush' cannabis worth Rs. 105 million into the country.

The duo was arrested by officers attached to Airport Police Narcotics Division.

One of the suspects is a 20-year-old businessman from Hakmana while the other is a 22-year-old student enrolled in a nursing training program at a private university in Agunukolapelessa.

They arrived at the BIA from Bangkok, Thailand, aboard Thai Airways flight TG-307.

Authorities seized the stock of 10.5kg of Kush narcotics while hidden inside fake shoe soles, packed into eight separate packages.

Both suspects are scheduled to be produced befor...