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Sri Lankan Arrested with Illegal Cigarettes at BIA
Officers from the Police Narcotic Bureau at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayaka have arrested a Sri Lankan national for illegally smuggling a stock of foreign cigarettes into the country.The value of the seized cigarette stock is estimated to be nearly Rs. 3,990,000.Airport officials discovered 133 cartons containing a total of 26,600 illegal foreign cigarettes hidden inside two of the luggages brought by the suspect.The arrested suspect has been identified as a 40-year-old businessman residing in Kottaramulla .He had arrived from Sharjah.
