Airport Customs officers have arrested
a 34 Year Old Sri Lankan Businessman with plastic bird cages containing 27 Love Birds and Parrots illegally brought to Sri Lanka from Singapore at Katunayake, Bandaranaike International Airport last night (17).
The suspect who is a resident of Katuneriya in Chilaw area had arrived in from Singapore and arrested whilest attempting leave the Airport through the "Green Channel".
He has hidden the plastic biRd cages containing 10 "Love Birds" and 17 "Parrots" inside his luggage it has been revealed .The estimated value of the set of birds taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.650,000 .
The suspect was fined Rs.100,000 as he has not obtained a valid license to import these birds from Singapore and the birds have been confiscated .
Later the Set of birds have been ordered to tranship to Singapore last night .
The suspect who is a resident of Katuneriya in Chilaw area had arrived in from Singapore and arrested whilest attempting leave the Airport through the "Green Channel".
He has hidden the plastic biRd cages containing 10 "Love Birds" and 17 "Parrots" inside his luggage it has been revealed .The estimated value of the set of birds taken in to custody in possession of the suspect is around Rs.650,000 .
The suspect was fined Rs.100,000 as he has not obtained a valid license to import these birds from Singapore and the birds have been confiscated .
Later the Set of birds have been ordered to tranship to Singapore last night .
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