Sri Lanka, Sept. 14 -- A 54-year-old staff member of Airport and Aviation Services Sri Lanka has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a large quantity of smuggled gold.

The suspect was apprehended at the Staff Exit with 5.9 kilograms of 24-carat gold biscuits, valued at over 210 million rupees.

The gold was found concealed in his socks.

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