(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Sri Lankan 60-year-old passenger, who had arrived in the country, has been apprehended by the Customs Officers on Wednesday (19) attached to Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting smuggle in semi-finished gold jewellery.
he contraband weighing 1.15 kg is estimated to be valued at Rs 6.9 million.
The suspect has been imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 and the contraband was declared forfeit by the Customs officers.
Further investigations are being carried out by the Customs attached to the BIA.
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