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Three foreigners tried to smuggle drugs into Sri Lanka in three separate cases this month .
The majority of the drugs were reportedly seized from a former flight attendant from England who had over 100 pounds of the drug in her suitcases.
The South Asian island has long been considered a transit point for international drug smugglers.
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