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Tag: smuggle

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
Four women nabbed with gold jewellery worth nearly Rs 10 million
LOCAL

Four women nabbed with gold jewellery worth nearly Rs 10 million

Four Sri Lankan women have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to smuggle gold…

byFaraz Shauketaly23/08/2018
Indians caught smuggling in gold at BIA
LOCAL

Indians caught smuggling in gold at BIA

Three Indian nationals have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle in gold from Chennai.…

byFaraz Shauketaly26/07/2018
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
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
Sri Lankan nabbed attempting to smuggle in gold worth over Rs. 2 million
LOCAL

Sri Lankan nabbed attempting to smuggle in gold worth over Rs. 2 million

Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested a Sri Lankan man who was attempting…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/05/2018
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
Three Sri Lankans nabbed attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 170 million
LOCAL

Three Sri Lankans nabbed attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 170 million

Sri Lanka Navy has arrested three persons in the seas off Thalaimannar yesterday while they were attempting to smuggle 24.2kgs…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/04/2018

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