A Sri Lankan who tried to smuggle gold jewellery worth over Rs.50 million into the country was arrested by Customs officers at the arrival terminal of Katunayake Airport Saturday (27).
He was a 38-year-old male resident of Malabe who was returning from working in Paris, France for about 10 years.
He was arrested while he was trying to leave Katunayake Airport via the “Green Channel” allocated for passengers with nothing to declare.
According to the airport Customs officials who arrested him, he had a necklace weighing 586.8 grams among the jewellery weighing 2 kg and 414 grams.
Monday, August 29, 2022 – 01:09