Two Sri Lankans have been arrested at the Pune Airport in India while attempting to smuggle gold worth over Rs 7.8 million today (Mar 15).
Indian police were quoted as saying the suspects had arrived from Singapore and had not submitted a declaration to the Customs Department on the gold which was being brought into the country.
Customs officials at the airport had arrested the two Sri Lankans with gold weighing 914.25 grams in the form of chains, bangles and biscuits.
The exact value of the seizure was recorded as Rs 7,837,173, Indian media reported.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
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