Two Lankans nabbed with gold at BIA

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Two Sri Lankans were arrested while attempting to smuggle gold bars to Chennai and Singapore this morning by the Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Customs Director and media spokesman Leslie Gamini said

A 43-year-old suspect who was a resident from Kalmunai was arrested with gold bars worth Rs. 2.75 million weighing 550g while attempting to flee to Chennai. The Customs officials said the gold bars had been wrapped in tapes, and hidden in his rectum.

Meanwhile the other suspect (58) from Colombo was arrested while attempting to flee to Singapore with four gold bars weighing 452g worth Rs. 2.26 million. The contraband gold bars weighing 452g and found hidden in a false bottom in suspect’s bag.

Further investigations are being conducted by the BIA customs. (Chaturanga Pradeep-DM Online)

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Goofy Thursday, 05 September 2013 05:38 AM

A lot of gold hanging around. Have we found a gold mine in the North?

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Abdul Raheem Nameek Thursday, 05 September 2013 06:55 AM

I want daily news and hot news

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djharods Thursday, 05 September 2013 07:39 AM

Hmmmm...... Customs finding too much rectum gold these days! Looks like something really fishy out there!

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Andrew Pitugala Thursday, 05 September 2013 01:27 PM

He must have having meals high in Gold content.

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ranjith chandraseker Friday, 06 September 2013 12:46 AM

In the recent past most of Multi Million rupee Drugs and Gold smuggling have been carried out by certain characters belongs to a particular religious group. Could these be some sort of fund raising activity for an illegal organisation?

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