Air Port Custom Officers Had Arrested A Passenger And An Immigration Officer At The Air Port When They Attempted To Smuggle Over Rs.27 Million Worth Gold In To The Country

The Air Port Custom Officers had arrested a passenger and an Immigration Officer early this morning  at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port when they attempted to smuggle a stock of Gold weighing 5.1 Kilo Grammes and worth over Rs.27 million in to the country.

According to Custom Officers a 31 year old Passenger from Kaththankudy who had arrived from Kualalampur,Malaysia early this morning and a 55 year old immigration officer on duty at the Air Port have been arrested with 392 Gold Chains,18 Gold Slabs and Rs.9,000,000 in their possession,

The two suspects along with the stock of Gold in their possession have been handed over to the Customs Investigation Department to take an action.The Customs are conducting an investigation on the incident.