Two individuals have been nabbed while attempting to smuggle 123 cartons of foreign cigarettes valued at Rs 22.8 million into the country today (Dec 3).
The suspects have been identified as 20-year old residents of Ragama and Angoda. They had flown from Dubai to Oman before reaching Sri Lanka at 5 am.
Customs officials had recovered more than 25,000 cigarette sticks from the suspects at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Further investigations are underway.
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.
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