Sri Lanka, April 4 -- A 32-year-old individual from Kattankudy in Batticaloa was arrested this morning (04) by the officers of Sri Lanka Customs at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle a stock of high-end mobile phones valued at over Rs. 100 million into the country.

The suspect, who arrived in the country at 6.30 a.m. onboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL-226 from Dubai, had packed a total of 528 of the latest-model mobile phones inside three pieces of luggage.

The consignment included premium brands of smartphones-some valued at over Rs. 500,000 each.

Sri Lanka Customs officials revealed that the suspect had previously worked in several Middle Eastern countries as a hotel employee and is now...