Customs sleuths on Sunday arrested a Sri Lankan passenger with 30,600 foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 1.5 million at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
The suspect (28) had arrived at the airport by flight no.FZ 559 at 4.00am on Sunday. He was released on a Rs. 500,000 penalty.
Investigaons were conducted under the supervision of R.A. Sarathchandra Deputy Director of the Customs and G.S. Chandrasiri, Superintendent of the Customs.