Youth held at airport with currency worth over Rs 2m
January 9, 2016 05:48 pm
A Sri Lankan youth was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to leave the country with undeclared local and foreign currency worth over Rs 2 million.
The 28-year-old from Slave Island was preparing to board a flight to Dubai at 4.45am this morning when he was arrested by airport customs.
Upon searching the suspect’s baggage, customs officers discovered stacks of Sri Lankan Rupees, UAE Dirham, US dollars estimated to be worth Rs 2,048,110 in total.
