Suspect held with 2000 foreign cigarettes in Ja-Ela

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A man has been arrested while transporting 2000 foreign cigarettes in Ja-Ela, the Navy said today (March 18).

A person was searched on suspicion by the Police and Navy yesterday and 2000 foreign cigarettes were found in his possession, which he was intending to sell.

The suspect is a 21 year old resident of Ragama. The suspect and the foreign cigarettes were handed over to the Ja-Ela Police for further investigation.

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Sambo
Sunday, 19 March 2023 08:37 AM
What's happening to all the cigarettes and drugs that are seized. They only show of what has been seized but nothing on what happened after.

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