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Woman arrested for attempted smuggling of exotic snakes at BIA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- A 40-year-old Sri Lankan woman was arrested by customs officers while attempting to smuggle six live exotic snakes into the country at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). ... Read More


Two nabbed at BIA with phones, cosmetics, cigarettes worth Rs. 5 million

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Two passengers attempting to smuggle in mobile phones, tablet computers, cosmetics and a large stock of cigarettes and cannabis wrapping paper worth Rs. 5 million were arrested ... Read More


SriLankan Airlines resumes flights to Nepal after airport reopening

Sri Lanka, Sept. 11 -- SriLankan Airlines resumed its operations to Nepal today (11) with the departure of flight UL-181 from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Kathmandu, following the reope... Read More


Indian smuggling Kush worth Rs.105 Mn arrested at BIA

Srilanka, Sept. 8 -- A stock of Kush drugs worth Rs.105 million was seized at the Katunayake Airport Green Channel with nothing to declare when a foreign passenger attempted to leave via this path, wa... Read More


Indian national arrested with Kush worth Rs. 100 mn

Sri Lanka, Sept. 5 -- An Indian national was arrested while attempting to smuggle in 10.750 kilos of Kush worth over Rs. 100 million through the Green Chanel of the Bandaranaike International Airport ... Read More


Two arrested at BIA with Rs. 100 million worth of mobile phones

Sri Lanka, Aug. 27 -- Two Sri Lankan passengers attempting to smuggle a consignment of mobile phones worth Rs. 100 million into the country were arrested this morning (27) at the Bandaranaike Internat... Read More


Sri Lankan Powerlifting Heroes Return Home with 34 Medals

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- Sri Lanka's powerlifting team returned home in triumph after a record-breaking performance at the 2025 Asian Powerlifting Championships in Kathmandu, Nepal, held from August 15 t... Read More


Five suspected to commit cyber crimes here deported

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- Five Chinese nationals were arrested yesterday (13) by officers from the Department of Immigration and Emigration at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). It has been confir... Read More


400 containers of salt stuck at port

Sri Lanka, Aug. 14 -- The Sri Lanka Salt Producers Association (SLSPA) has urged the government to enforce the country's packaging law on Indian salt packets currently distributed locally and to immed... Read More


Five Chinese nationals deported over suspected cyber fraud links

Sri Lanka, Aug. 13 -- Five Chinese nationals involved in cyber fraud activities were deported by Immigration and Emigration officers at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to ent... Read More