Customs seize 3,500 invasive aquatic organisms from Thailand at BIA

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Colombo, May 1 (Daily Mirror) - An attempt to smuggle over 3,500 live invasive aquatic organisms from Thailand, which will dangerously affect the local ecosystem if entered, was thwarted when Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport seized three natives along with the contraband this morning.

Customs Narcotic Control Unit officials in a joint operation with Customs Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection (BCNP) Unit personnel took in for inspection three inbound Sri Lankans with suspicious packages.

The passengers had arrived in the country on SriLankan Airlines flight UL 403 from Bangkok around 10.30 am. Among the passengers were two males aged 31 and 26 years with a female aged 22 years.

Customs spokesperson ADG Seevali Arukgoda said the illegally imported aquatic animals had been classified as the most dangerous and invasive kind and if entered into the Sri Lankan waterways or ecosystems, they could have caused a serious ecological impact to the local species.

The authorities are yet to determine the motive behind this attempt to smuggle such animals into the country.

The seized contraband and suspects were handed over to the Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) for further investigations and to be resent to Thailand.

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ANNE CUNT Thursday, 01 May 2025 11:01 PM

they are definetly invasive send the organisms with the 3 sri-lankans we dont want to keep them in sri-lanka we already got this stupid idiot Namal trying to be president with out any qualification

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Rip Winkle Thursday, 01 May 2025 11:38 PM

Uh oh! An attempt at sabotage by an unscrupulous businessperson for financial gain somewhere down the line or by a frustrated and corrupt politician who was voted out of power? Daily Mirror, please keep us updated on this.

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Weary Friday, 02 May 2025 01:53 PM

Probably for farming the tortoise for meat. Apparently consuming tortoise meat makes u superhuman. No end of buruwas including the three who attempted to smuggle in the reptiles into the country. Yes, tortoise are reptiles.

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karu Friday, 02 May 2025 01:46 PM

make a fine and return those creaturs with passager immeditely back to thailand. do not let him to enter to the country for any reason.

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LAWYER NAMAL (not the bogus lawyer NAMAL) Friday, 02 May 2025 02:24 PM

D M should update all sri-lankans about this storey, we need to protect our waterways, maximum penalty in billions must be imposed

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