Officers attached to Narcotic Control Unit at Bandaranike International Airport arrested a passenger at the airport's green channel after she arrived from Malaysia last night with a stock of narcotic substances identified as Methamphetamine (ICE) consealed in the food stuff packages in her bagages.
The 33-year-old passenger holds a Thai passport and arrived in Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Singapore around 11.55pm yesterday, Sri Lanka Customs said. The weight of the seized narcotic substance is around 5kg and with a street value of Rs.100 million. Sri lanka Customs Narcotic Control Unit has requested the assistance of the Police Narcotic Bureau and further investigations are underway.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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
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