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Businessman nabbed at BIA with foreign-made cigarettes
By T.K.G. Kapila
A 51-year-old businessman was arrested this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle foreign-made cigarettes valued at Rs. 3.45 million into the country.
The arrest was made by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau. The suspect, a resident of Kalmunai, had arrived at 4.40 a.m. from Kuwait City on Jazeera Airways flight J9-551.
Upon inspection, officials discovered 115 cartons containing 23,000 foreign-made "Manchester" brand cigarettes concealed in two pieces of his luggage.
The suspect was taken into custody for further investigations.
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