Sri Lanka, July 14 -- Since the inception of Sri Lanka Customs in 1805, containers marked with red labels have never been released, according to the Lawyers' Association of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.

Secretary of the Association Athula De Silva said however, after the current government came into power, a total of 309 'red labeled' containers were released without any inspection.

Expressing his views while speaking to media in Colombo, Athula De Silva explained that containers are marked with red, green, and yellow labels, and while green and yellow labeled containers are generally released without issue, red-labeled containers are not.

He stated that red labels are used based on factors such as suspicion of fraud involving the p...