Unlikely culprits: 22 Buddhist monks arrested in Sri Lanka for smuggling cannabis

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By Rowan DunneApr 28, 2026, 8:35 am55 pts
A group of Buddhist monks returning from a spiritual holiday in Thailand were found to be concealing several illicit packages of cultivated enlightenment within their suitcases on Sunday. On Apr. 26, Sri Lankan police arrested 22 of them at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo after customs officials…

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