Two Chinese men were held at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) upon attempting to smuggle Chinese cigarettes worth Rs 2.2 million into the country.
The passengers aged 32 and 36 were apprehended by customs officers with 44,000 cigarettes.
However, the customs spokesman said that the duo were warned and released without a penalty.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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