COLOMBO, April 27 -- Sri Lankan authorities have launched a wide-ranging investigation after 22 saffron-robed individuals were arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with more than 110 kilograms of narcotics concealed in their luggage, marking the largest drug seizure in the airport's history.

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said investigations were underway into the incident and stressed that all suspects would face the law equally, regardless of social or religious status.

"All individuals are equal before the law and no distinction will be made between the powerful and the vulnerable," he told reporters on Monday (27), adding that facts relating to the case had already been submitted to court and further legal ...