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Attempt to smuggle out foreign currency worth over Rs 3.7 mn fails
LOCAL

Attempt to smuggle out foreign currency worth over Rs 3.7 mn fails

Woman trying to smuggle out a haul foreign currency to India has been apprehended by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike…

byFaraz Shauketaly06/09/2018
Three held for attempt to smuggle gemstones into Sri Lanka
LOCAL

Three held for attempt to smuggle gemstones into Sri Lanka

Three foreign nationals including two women have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to…

byFaraz Shauketaly29/08/2018
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
Sri Lanka Customs destroys illegal imports worth Rs. 31 million
LOCAL

Sri Lanka Customs destroys illegal imports worth Rs. 31 million

Sri Lanka Customs yesterday publicly destroyed Rs. 31 million worth of goods imported into the country illegally in 2017. The…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/01/201827/01/2018
Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million
LOCAL

Customs seize illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 80 million

Sri Lanka Customs during a raid conducted Friday has discovered a container of illegally imported cigarettes from the Orugodawatta Container…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017

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