
A stock of illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 7.6 million, smuggled into the country, had been seized at the Bandaranaike International Airport today (04).
A Chinese woman who allegedly smuggled the stock was arrested earlier today at the Green channel of the BIA, said Deputy Customs Director Parakrama Basnayke.
The suspect had travelled from Dubai, with 176 cartons of illegal cigarettes in her travelling bag, according to customs.
The stock has been confiscated and the suspect who had allegedly smuggled the stock wasfined a sum of Rs.10, 000.



















