A 35 year old businessman was arrested by the customs officials at the Katunayake Airport on Friday night while trying to smuggle ICE drugs with a street value of over Rs 25 million, officials said.
The drugs weighing 10 kilograms was concealed with packets containing tea leaves.
He had arrived at the Katunayake Airport from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Malaysia Airlines and walked through the Green channel claiming he had nothing to declare. Further investigations are underway.
By T.K.G. Kapila
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
Read these and more on tomorrow’s edition of the Sunday Times
Cabinet has approved the appointment of Commodore (retired) M.B.N.A. Premaratne of the Sri Lanka Navy, as the new Commissioner General of Excise.
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