The cabinet of ministers has granted approval to purchase 20 sniffer dogs for narcotics detection at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Approval was granted after a cabinet paper was submitted by Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga in this regard today (Jan 29).
One sniffer dog will be purchased at a cost of Rs 2 million. Accordingly, the total cost for this initiative would be Rs 40.6 million.
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Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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