Seized cigarettes destroyed

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A consignment worth more than Rs. 60 million of illegally imported cigarettes from United Arab Emirates (UAE) was destroyed at the Ceylon Tobacco Company warehouse in Colombo today. (Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisighe)

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Sonali Gunasekara Tuesday, 05 November 2019 12:19 PM

Did CTC really allowed the custom officers to do it properly? We, the general public, have a fair doubt on that.

Anushka Wanninyake Tuesday, 05 November 2019 12:19 PM

Chickens have been handed over to foxes.

Nadeeka Rathnayake Tuesday, 05 November 2019 12:27 PM

In the sake of destroying, stop promoting cigarettes.. The hidden intention is clear through photographs

Dinithi Mendis Tuesday, 05 November 2019 01:42 PM

Banning the importation is better than destroying the imported.

Dinithi Mendis Tuesday, 05 November 2019 01:52 PM

Banning the importation is better than destroying the imported.

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