A record 242 pounds of cannabis was found in their luggage, Sri Lankan officials said.
SRI LANKA, — Nearly two dozen Buddhist monks were arrested in Sri Lanka for allegedly trying to smuggle cannabis into the country when returning from a trip Saturday.
The group of 22 was arrested at the Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport around 10:10 p.m. when returning from a trip to Thailand, BBC Sinhala reported.
The group was out of the country for about four days and returned with more than 240 pounds of Kush, a Sri Lanka Customs spokesman told CBS News. The
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