Airport Customs officers have today
(08)arrested a 43 year old Sri lankan Businessman with 176 illegal Cigarette Cartons contains 35,240 foreign made cigarette sticks at the Katunayake International Airport on his arrival .
The suspect who is a resident of Kurunagala District had arrived in from Kuwait and during the search Customs officers have recovered the stock of illegal Cigarette sticks hidden in his luggage .
The estimated value of the cigarette sticks is around Rs.1.7 million it has been revealed .