Video: More ethanol detected

Two people were arrested in connection with the import of another container of Ethanol this morning by the Customs Revenue Task Force and the Central Investigations Division, Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said. The detection was made at the Orugodawatta container yard.

Mr. Gamini said the suspects were residents of Kotahena and that the goods were described in the customs declaration form as ‘Palm Olein’.
He said the 80 barrels containing some 16,000 litres of Ethanol were imported on forged documents.

Mr. Gamini said the Government would have lost some Rs.10 million in revenue if the goods went undetected. He said the suspects had produced forged receipts indicating that the importers had paid Rs.17 million as Customs duty. (Chaturanga Pradeep)-(Pix by Kushan Pathiraja)