The officers of Sri Lanka Customs have recovered 12 kilograms of Kush cannabis, packed in 24 parcels, during the inspection of two wooden boxes containing certain goods sent by a person residing in Canada to an individual in Jaffna.

Accordingly, Sri Lanka Customs has arrested the Wharf Clerk authorized by the owner of the goods to release these goods from customs.

The haul of drugs has been estimated to be worth around Rs. 84 million in street value.