hashish

By the mid '80s he was believed to be the most prolific high-grade hashish smuggler in the business, importing thousands of tonnes of cannabis into the UK and US.

Over the years, there have been many attempts to halt the illegal hashish sales which have often ended in violent clashes between criminal gangs and police, with trading then quickly resuming.

Authorities tolerated hashish sales in Christiania until 2004, when police started to crack down.

According to experts, traffickers are using Sri Lanka as a hub, and the drugs passing through the country - including heroin, hashish and cannabis - are creating serious problems.

They were surfing around Morocco and the Middle East, and they were bringing in hashish and started making acid.