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Rs. 330M illegal cigarette haul seized in Wellampitiya raid
A stock of illegally imported cigarettes worth Rs. 330 million has been seized along with five suspects following a raid
By Ada Derana English
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The Excise Department's Special Investigation Unit has seized a total of 2,030,000 sticks of illegally imported cigarette, estimated to be worth around Rs. 330 million, in the Wellampitiya area. Five suspects, including three employees of the Port Authority, were arrested in connection with the contraband, the Excise Department confirmed.
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- Sri Lanka Ports Authority.Officials
- Investigation Unit
- Port Authority
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- Wellampitiya2
- Sri Lanka
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- illegally2
- imported2
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- workers
- seized
- among
- worth
- haul
- raid
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