Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in Chennai arrested two individuals who smuggled gold from Sri Lanka, the Hindu reported. The suspects, who took the sea route, were nabbed when they were about to hand over 3.4 kg of gold worth about Rs. 1.03 crore to an agent.
In another case, the DRI officials seized Rs. 34.89 lakh from two passengers bound for Singapore via Colombo on Wednesday.The officials seized $1 lakh from three passengers who arrived from Singapore on Wednesday night.
Following a tip-off, a team intercepted Iqbal, Zahir Hussain and Ibrasama Maideen who were in possession of the currency concealed in knee pads. One of them had planned to smuggle the money to Singapore and took a flight the previous day. However, due to some problems in landing, he chose to return to Chennai and tried to clandestinely pass through the Customs.
They were arrested under the Customs Act and Foreign Exchange Management Act.
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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