Sri Lanka, May 13 -- A Sri Lankan passenger was arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, after allegedly attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes valued at around Rs. 4.8 million through the Green Channel.

The suspect, a 31-year-old labourer from Dematagoda, Colombo, had arrived in the country from Sharjah on Air Arabia flight G9-587 at approximately 2.50 a.m. on this morning (13).

Customs officials said the man was found carrying three pieces of luggage containing foreign-made cigarettes of the "Manchester" and "Platinum" brands. A total of 160 cartons, amounting to 32,000 cigarettes, were seized during the inspection.

He was arrested on the spot by officers attach...