Three suspects have been arrested while attempting to smuggle foregin cigarettes worth nearly Rs 4 million today (Mar 05).
The arrest was carried out by customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) when the suspects had arrived from Sharjah, Dubai at around 3:30 am.
Customs officials had seized 354 cartons containing 70,800 cigarettes which were found to have been worth Rs 3,894,000.
The suspects have been identified as 58, 40, and 18-year old residents of Maligawatte.
Further investigations are being carried out by customs officials under the directives of Customs Director (Airport) M.A. Karunaratne.
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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