A 33-year-old Thai woman has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Unit at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after arriving from Malaysia with a large quantity of Crystal Methamphetamine, commonly known as "Ice."

The suspect, holding a Thai passport, arrived at BIA on Singapore Airlines flight SQ468 from Kuala Lumpur, via Singapore, around 11:55 p.m. on November 4. Authorities discovered approximately 5kg of the narcotic hidden inside food packages in her luggage. The drugs, estimated to be worth Rs. 100 million on the street, were seized by customs officers.

The Sri Lanka Customs, in collaboration with the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), is conducting further investigations into the incident.