Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- ive suspects, including three employees of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority, have been arrested with a consignment of illegally imported cigarettes valued at approximately Rs. 330 million.

The arrests were made by a team of officers from the Special Investigation Unit of the Excise Department during an operation carried out in the Wellampitiya area.

According to the Excise Department, a total of 2,030,000 illegally imported cigarettes were seized during the raid.

Further investigations are currently underway to identify other individuals connected to the smuggling operation.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....