Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Over 300 smart mobile phones valued at over 100 million rupees seized yesterday (22) have been discovered hidden inside a secret storehouse constructed within a shopping complex in Kollupitiya, the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Striking Unit revealed.

Police stated that at the time of the raid, the owner attempted to offer 10 million rupees as a bribe to police officers.

The suspect, a 52-year-old resident of Dehiwala, was arrested there.

The unit added that the stock of mobile phones seized by police were phones illegally imported into the country without paying customs duties.

Following information received by Inspector of Police Indika Weerasinghe, OIC of the Walana Central Anti-Corruption Striking Unit, this...