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Two held for attempting to smuggle in cigarettes worth Rs. 1.5 Mn

Sri Lanka, May 10 -- In two separate incidents, two persons attempting to smuggle into Sri Lanka foreign cigarettes worth around Rs. 1.5 million, were arrested at the Arrival terminal of the Bandarana... Read More


Businessman with travel ban arrested while trying to leave on forged passport

Sri Lanka, April 29 -- Emigration officers at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) arrested a person against whom a travel ban has been imposed by the Minuwangoda Magistrate Court, whil... Read More


Man who facilitated child smuggling to Malaysia arrested

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- A group of officers from the Risk Assessment Unit of the Investigation Department of Immigration and Emigration, arrested the main facilitator in Sri Lanka who was involved in t... Read More


Over 100 truck drivers stranded in Lithuania

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- 106 Sri Lankans who went to work as heavy vehicle drivers in Lithuania have been stranded in Europe due to lack of employment, food and accommodation facilities. Two Sri Lankan... Read More


Woman attempts to smuggle in cocaine in abdomen

Sri Lanka, April 16 -- A 38-year-old woman from Madagascar who had swallowed capsules containing cocaine worth around Rs. 35 million and tried to enter Sri Lanka, was arrested by the Customs Narcotics... Read More


Customs arrest couple who arrived at BIA with over 80 live animals

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have arrested a couple for smuggling 88 live animals worth nearly Rs. 40 million from Thailand. The animals, wh... Read More


Student sells puff of e-cigarette for Rs. 20

Sri Lanka, March 12 -- The Excise Department has received a complaint regarding a male student from a popular school in Ratnapura who engaged in a novel business while charging Rs. 20 from fellow stud... Read More


Live bullet found in Israeli woman's baggage at BIA

Sri Lanka, March 5 -- Authorities at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday found a 5.56 millimetre live bullet inside the luggage of an Israeli woman who was returning home after visi... Read More