A stock of 200 million illegally imported cigarettes has been destroyed by Sri Lanka Customs at a storage yard in Kerawalapitiya.
State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya mentioned the value of the stock is estimated to be around Rs. 15 billion.
The stock of cigarettes destroyed was expropriated by Sri Lanka Customs in a number of instances since 2021.
The Department of National Zoological Gardens is readying enclosures to quarantine two large tortoises that were found stranded 15 kilometers westwards off Pitipana Negombo, today.
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The Customs Department said it will be publish the names of institutions and individuals who violate customs laws and commit tax fraud by uploading the information on its official website www.customs.gov.lk.
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