Sri Lankan passenger using carbon paper to conceal gems from X-ray scanners nabbed at airport

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Colombo, May 05 (Daily Mirror)- A local passenger who tried to smuggle a range of precious stones to India by concealing them in carbon paper to go undetected by airport X-ray scanners was nabbed by the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) security this afternoon.

The airport security officials stopped the passenger on suspicion at the X-ray scanners and found the gems, when they thoroughly went through his baggage.

The seized goods along with the carrier have been handed over to the Sri Lanka Customs for inquiries.

Sri Lanka Customs spokesman cum Additional Director General Seevali Arukgoda told the Dailymirror that the passenger had tried to board SriLankan Airlines flight UL127 to Chennai.

The Customs seized a variety of precious stones weighing about 482.02 grams, valued at around Rs.1.6 million.

The passenger had carefully concealed the gems in his baggage by wrapping them in carbon paper, as the X-ray scanners could faintly see through the carbon paper.

The Customs is conducting further investigations.

Comments - 9

Steve Sunday, 05 May 2024 06:31 PM

Is it only now they have discovered what carbon papers can hide. What a joke. Get rid of these outdated machines.

Navi Sunday, 05 May 2024 08:40 PM

OMG ! So much of precious gems was to be filtered out of the Country?? This is Country's wealth denied in cash or kind...

Iranda Monday, 06 May 2024 08:32 AM

so now the entire country know that carbo paper can do the Job, next time lets try with small item first.

Hon. Sarneris Monday, 06 May 2024 09:28 AM

I don't see any problem unless he stole the gems. It is these stupid rules which make Lanka lag behind. Free movement of money and goods help a country move forward like Dubai, Singapore, etc.

Anne Monday, 06 May 2024 10:58 AM

You seem to have no clue about the tax revenue lost because of illegal smuggling like this.

Adwani Monday, 06 May 2024 11:07 AM

It is not a problem you fools, let him take and bring foreign exchange.

Neela perumal pandaram Monday, 06 May 2024 01:06 PM

Why are you not giving the name of the smuggler?

ANNECUNT Monday, 06 May 2024 01:33 PM

this is how Mr BASIL takes dollar notes to America in diplomatic channel

UMAS ALI Monday, 06 May 2024 09:19 PM

We have been using carbon paper for years , wakeup sri-lanka

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