Customs destroys counterfeit items

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Sri Lanka Customs destroyed 450,000 pieces of counterfeit articles which were imported from China and India at the Rank Container Terminal (RCT) Container Yard in Orugodawatte today. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

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ANTON Wednesday, 26 April 2017 03:00 PM

LOOKS LIKE ALL ARE COUNTERFEIT TOYS, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN TO AN ORPHANAGE FREE OF CHARGE WITHOUT DESTROYING THEM. ..... CHILDREN OF BIG SHOTS ARE ALLOWED PLAY WITH MILLION DOLLAR WORTH LAMBORGHINI.

Dinesh Wednesday, 26 April 2017 03:21 PM

The heading should read "Customs destroys 10% of counterfeit items". The balance are sold on pavement in pettah...

DGC Wednesday, 26 April 2017 03:22 PM

I cannot understand why Customs had to destroy these goods. The pictures clearly shows stuff such as toys, watches

nau Wednesday, 26 April 2017 03:24 PM

This should have given to the poor. what a Waste

SD Wednesday, 26 April 2017 03:43 PM

Good initiative.

Labby Wednesday, 26 April 2017 03:55 PM

And then dump the scrap at Meethotamulla?

NAF Wednesday, 26 April 2017 04:20 PM

Toys would have given to kids in SOS etc island wideIf these custom fellow given bribe would have given to kids

Ram Wednesday, 26 April 2017 04:26 PM

Oh-uh someone forgot to pay their kickback! If you get rid of counterfiet, then Pettah will have to close down.

Guy Wednesday, 26 April 2017 04:42 PM

These are found in the payment at Main Street.

BOORUWA Friday, 28 April 2017 08:06 PM

Title should read as following: Customs destroys counterfeit items from importers who refused to pay "sunthosum"!

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