Rs. 2.7 mn worth of Mobile phones & Wallapatta detected at BIA

15 October 2017 12:37 pm

Two Sri Lankans were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle from the country Rs.2.7 million worth of mobile phones and Wallapatta to Dubai early this morning, Customs officials said today.

Customs media spokesman Sunil Jayaratne said the suspects aged 39 and 41 were residents of Colombo and that  they were in possession of 157 mobile phones and 15 kilograms of Wallapatta, which were confiscated. (T.K.G. Kapila)