One person has been arrested with more than 200 smuggled cigarettes in Mattakkuliya yesterday (Aug 8), police said.
The arrest had been set in motion upon information received by Special Task Force (STF) officers.
It was revealed that the cigarettes had been smuggled into the country without payment of Excise duty.
Police said that 14 packs containing 20 cigarettes each had been recovered during the raid last afternoon.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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