A Sri Lankan Passenger Nabbed at BIA

A Sri Lankan passenger (aged 35) has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to smuggle 150 cartons of foreign cigarettes into the country this morning (24).

The suspect  had arrived from Kuwait by flight KU 361 at 01.10am today .

There had been 30,000 cigarettes which are valued at Rs. 1,500,000 in those 150 cartons.

Further investigations are being carried out by Customs.