Rs. 7 m worth foreign currency found

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A bag, containing at least 7.1 million rupees worth of foreign currency was found in a toilet at the Bandaranaike International Air Port, Katunayake this morning by the Air Port Customs, officials confirmed.

A senior Customs official said that a cleaner at the air port was taken into custody with the money bag. (SD)

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nanda Saturday, 11 June 2011 03:30 AM

Cleaner taken to custody ha ha

Honour Saturday, 11 June 2011 03:33 AM

Congratulations for Custom officials. Recently an Immigration officer too found foreign money front of his desk which was left by a father of Church also handed over by respective dept

American life Saturday, 11 June 2011 03:42 AM

Poor cleaner.......hi...hj lol

kilmer Saturday, 11 June 2011 04:35 AM

Did this money belong to a minister on a foreign visit

the undertaker Saturday, 11 June 2011 04:50 AM

HOW MANY OF THESE KIND OF ACTS GONE UNNOTICED??THEY SHOUD FIX- CCTV CAMERAS ON THE CORRIDORS OF THE TOILET AREA.

gafa Saturday, 11 June 2011 04:56 AM

My suggestion if the owner of the money don’t come out then the money should be given to the cleaner, that’s his luck not he customs officer’s pocket

Musthafa Saturday, 11 June 2011 08:11 AM

may be allocated to upgrade the airport toilets?

James Malachias Sunday, 12 June 2011 04:28 AM

Common man is being fooled all the time by those in power!

nizmy Sunday, 12 June 2011 08:14 PM

That money must return back to owner, if not so 50 percenage of money owener cleaner

nizmy Sunday, 12 June 2011 08:20 PM

That money must be return to true owner un@

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