- Last Update 2024-11-08 15:07:00
Attempt to smuggle gold out of SriLanka foiled
Two persons attempting to smuggle 5.5 Kgs of gold being smuggled out of the country via sea routes, was arrested by the Navy with the help of coast guards on Friday night.
Based on a tip-off received by the Northern Naval Command, the special operation was carried out about 14.5 nautical miles off Kovilan Lighthouse in Karainagar, with the assistance of Sri Lanka Coast Guard.
Upon detection of a suspicious dinghy at sea, naval personnel recovered about 05kg and 500g of gold in 04 parcels aboard and held 02 suspects involved in the smuggling racket.
Meanwhile, the suspects who are 30 and 32 years of age together with seized consignment of gold were handed over to the Jaffna Customs Office for onward investigation, the navy said.
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