Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Sri Lanka Customs (SLC) officers arrested a janitor attempting to smuggle out nearly 2.7 kilograms of gold jewellery and gold Gel worth Rs.58 Mn concealed inside her handbag on Saturday (10), Customs Director Seevali Arukgoda said.

Gold jewellery weighing 1.4 kilograms and gold gel weighing 1.35 kilograms were among the arrested items.

The suspect appeared to be a 53-year-old female staff member attached to a private Cleaning company at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) from Veyangoda.

She confessed to the SLC officers that she was promised a reward of Rs.60,000 if she successfully delivered the contraband to someone outside the airport.

The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs is conducting fur...