Strike Launched By BIA Customs Officials

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Five customs officers had recently been hospitalized after sustaining injuries in an alleged assault by a Kuwaiti couple at the BIA when they were requested to quarantine their pet dog.

Followed by this Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Customs officials have launched a strike action today protesting the alleged assault on five customs officials by a Kuwaiti couple.

The strike has halted all clearance procedures of import cargo at the BIA, stated the Chairman of Customs Officers’ Association Lal Weerakoon.