An Indonesian woman was arrested by the Customs Narcotics Control Unit at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) on an attempt to smuggle 4.598 kg of cocaine with a street value over Rs 230 million into the country.
The a 42-year-old woman had attempted to smuggle the illegal substance by concealing it among printed books.
The woman was traveling from the Addis Ababa Airport in Ethiopia through Doha, Quatar to Sri Lanka where she was arrested at 4 p.m. last evening.
The woman along with the seized substance was handed over to the Police Narcotics Bureau for further investigation.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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