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Dhammaloka Thero forced to disembark London-bound flight
LOCAL

Dhammaloka Thero forced to disembark London-bound flight

Ven. Uduwe Dhammaloka Thero has been disembarked from his flight to London by Immigration officials, at the Bandaranaike International Airport…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/07/2018
Two flights diverted to Mattala owing to bad weather at BIA
LOCAL

Two flights diverted to Mattala owing to bad weather at BIA

Two flights were diverted to the Mattala International Airport today owing to bad weather at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/07/2018
Indian arrested at BIA with gold worth over Rs 19 million
LOCAL

Indian arrested at BIA with gold worth over Rs 19 million

Customs officers arrested an Indian National at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today when he attempted to smuggle gold into the…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/07/2018
Two Brazilian nationals arrested at Sri Lanka airport for swallowed cocaine capsules worth Rs. 23 million
LOCAL

Two Brazilian nationals arrested at Sri Lanka airport for swallowed cocaine capsules worth Rs. 23 million

Two Brazilian nationals have been arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Colombo…

byFaraz Shauketaly02/07/201802/07/2018
Sri Lankan nabbed at airport with an assortment of drugs worth Rs. 4.7 million
LOCAL

Sri Lankan nabbed at airport with an assortment of drugs worth Rs. 4.7 million

Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested a Sri Lankan who was…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/06/2018
Sri Lankan national smuggling out over Rs. 47 million arrested at BIA
LOCAL

Sri Lankan national smuggling out over Rs. 47 million arrested at BIA

Sri Lanka Customs officials Tuesday arrested a Sri Lankan national attempting to smuggle foreign currency notes worth over Rs 47…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/06/2018
Two Indian nationals smuggling gold worth Rs. 4 million arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport
LOCAL

Two Indian nationals smuggling gold worth Rs. 4 million arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport

Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake has arrested two Indian nationals arrived from…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/05/2018
Maldivian national arrested with 2.3 kilos of heroin at Colombo airport
LOCAL

Maldivian national arrested with 2.3 kilos of heroin at Colombo airport

Sri Lanka Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today arrested a Maldivian national attempting to…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/05/2018
Customs Dept. arrests gold smugglers at BIA
LOCAL

Customs Dept. arrests gold smugglers at BIA

Customs at the BIA arrested two women on Tuesday (May 8th) for the possession of Gold worth over 10 million…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/05/2018
Sri Lankan couple smuggling Rs. 9 mn worth gold to India nabbed at airport
LOCAL

Sri Lankan couple smuggling Rs. 9 mn worth gold to India nabbed at airport

A couple of Sri Lankan couple, who attempted to smuggle out a stock of gold worth over Rs 9.1 million…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/04/2018

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