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Passenger and cleaning service employee arrested over gold smuggling attempt
Aug 03, 201808:00 AM
A Sri Lankan passenger has been apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle gold biscuits worth over Rs 3.2 million into the country.
The 51-year-suspect, a resident of Gampaha, had arrived from Singapore by flight UL 303 at 4.30pm yesterday (2).
He was detained on information received from Airport Security Staff while 5 gold biscuits weighing 500g and valued at Rs 3,250,000 was found in his possession.
An employee of a private cleaning service has also been apprehended in connection with the same case, Sri Lanka Customs said.
Further investigations are being carried out by Airport Customs.
