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Tag: sri lanka customs

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
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
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
Three Indian nationals smuggling gold arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport
LOCAL

Three Indian nationals smuggling gold arrested at Sri Lanka’s Colombo airport

Sri Lanka Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake have arrested three Indian nationals smuggling over Rs. 5…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/02/201824/02/2018
Ceylon Chamber, Sri Lanka Customs hold awareness session on implementation of paperless procedures on Feb 15
BUSINESS

Ceylon Chamber, Sri Lanka Customs hold awareness session on implementation of paperless procedures on Feb 15

In an effort to fast-track trade, Sri Lanka Customs is now ready to adopt paperless trade procedures. It is necessary…

byFaraz Shauketaly13/02/2018

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