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A Customs Security Officer has been arrested for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 to provide documents required to clear two motorcycles imported from Japan.

The arrest was carried out by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) at the Sri Lanka Customs Headquarters at approximately 2.25 p.m. today (12).

According to the allegations, the officer had demanded Rs. 15,000 for each motorcycle, amounting to a total of Rs. 30,000, in exchange for providing the necessary clearance documents to the complainant.

The suspect is expected to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court.
 

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