INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An officer of Sri Lanka Customs and two others have been detained by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) for attempting to smuggle
a stock of prohibited cigarettes into the country.The suspects were apprehended at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting
to smuggle in foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth Rs
9 million.According to Sri Lanka Customs, a business person and his assistant, who had actually transferred the consignment, reached BIA
The customs officer, using his official identity card, attempted to remove the cigarettes from the airport however was obstructed by law
enforcement.PNB authorities have actually seized a total of 60,000 foreign-made cigarettes crammed in 300 cartons during the operation.The
jailed people are set to be produced before the Negombo Magistrates Court on charges of unlawful importation, smuggling, and ownership of
the stock of cigarettes, according to Sri Lanka Customs.
