Chinese woman arrested with cigarettes worth Rs 5.6 million

Chinese woman arrested with cigarettes worth Rs 5.6 million

October 22, 2016   03:56 pm

A Chinese woman has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake with a stock of cigarettes worth over Rs 5.6 million.

She had arrived from Beijing this morning while a total of 470 cartons of cigarettes, manufactured in China, were found in her possession and taken into custody by customs officers. 

Sri Lanka Customs is conducting further investigations. 

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