Five individuals were arrested with 15 gold capsules worth Rs.107 million at the Bandaranaike International Airport during a search conducted by the Narcotics Control Unit, the Customs said today.
The arrested persons were identified as businessmen from Colombo and were bound to India on Indigo airline flight 6E1176.
The gold weighed 5.6 kg and was in a gel form.
Text and Pix by T.K.G. Kapila
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