One nabbed with foreign liquor worth Rs.50 mn

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One person was arrested by the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) at Kotahenaa short while in possession of foreign liquor worth some Rs 50 million.

The 44-year-old suspect is a resident in R A de Mel Mawatha, Colombo 3 and arrest made on a tip off received by the PNB.

Police said 15,431 bottles of wine and champagne were among those seized.
The suspect was later released on Police bail while the PNB is conducting further investigations. (Thilanka Kanakarathna)

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Lord Wolfstein Friday, 23 March 2018 03:22 PM

Cheers

nash Friday, 23 March 2018 04:03 PM

wouldn't mind having a sip of freixenet:)

Brainmaster Friday, 23 March 2018 07:33 PM

Why do you never mention names We have a right to know who it is There must be also a big VIP connection. How to bring so many bottles undetected into the country via DM Android App

kalu sudda Friday, 23 March 2018 09:45 PM

Probably for all the religious people of Sri lanka.

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