Thursday, March 21, 2019

Nine Persons Had Been Arrested With 59 Pieces Of Gold In Possession At The Airport

Nine persons including Six Indians and Three Sri Lankanas had been arrested by the Airport
Customs Officers  whist attempting to smuggle 59  twenty four carrot Gold pieces weighing 5.271 Kilo Grammes illegally  to the country at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport today (21).

The suspects who had arrived at Katunayake Airport from Chennai,India have hidden the Gold pieces inside their cloths and mouth it has been revealed.

The estimated value of the Gold pieces the suspects attempted to smuggle is around Rs.40 million .

The Three Sri Lankan suspects among those arrested are of the ages 23,52 and 64 years residing in Vavuniya,Kandy and Kadugannawa areas according to customs.

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