An Attempt  By State Intelligence Officer  to Smuggle Gold  in to the Country

Sri Lanka Customs media spokesman Sunil Jayarathne said,  that a  State Intelligence Services (SIS) officer was caught with 2kgs of gold jewellery concealed in his knee guard valued at Rs 9,148,815 while attempting to leave the arrival area of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)   and enter the  country. He was arrested  by the police at BIA.
The gold jewellery  in question said to have been brought by a passenger,  who had arrived by flight UL 309 from Singapore at 9.15 pm last night and disappeared  from the  BIA .