A  Sri Lankan Arrested  With 1178 Cartons of Cigarettes

A  Sri Lankan male aged 26, arrived from Dubai by FZ 555 at 2 am today (29) was arrested by Airport Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport attached to arrival terminal, with 1178 cartons of foreign cigarettes.

The value of the seized stock of Gold leaf branded cigarettes amounted to Rs. 1,258,000. He was identified as a resident of Bampbalapitiya.

The Cigarettes reportedly hidden inside a television box and a table fan box were detected by Assistant Superintendent of Customs.

Further investigations are carried out by BIA Customs.