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Canadian student nabbed with Rs. 350 mn hashish at BIA

Sri Lanka, June 24 -- A Canadian nursing student was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, for allegedly attempting to smuggle hashish worth an estimated Rs. 350 million in... Read More


Businessman held at BIA with Rs. 4 mn worth of smuggled cigarettes

Sri Lanka, June 15 -- A businessman from Kuliyapitiya was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, for allegedly attempting to smuggle a large stock of foreign-made cigare... Read More


Man arrested at BIA with illegal cigarette stock

Sri Lanka, April 14 -- A Sri Lankan passenger was arrested by airport customs officers in the early hours of April 14 for attempting to illegally bring a large consignment of foreign-made cigarettes i... Read More