A Sri Lankan passenger who tried to smuggle a stock of gold worth over Rs. 14 million into the country was arrested by Customs officers at the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake yesterday (29) morning.
The suspect is a 25-year-old man from Dehiwala who works as a Financial Consultant in a private company.
“The passenger was arrested on suspicion by Customs,” sources said. There gold plates were hidden under the lid of six perfume bottles, 12 balm bottles and six carbon pens that the suspect had in his possession. The gold rods were inserted into the carbon ink tube. In addition, a key that the passenger had in his possession and the belt buckle that he was wearing was also made of gold. ‘All these items were meticulously produced to mislead the Customs officials,” sources said. Further investigations are continuing.
by Daily News Sri Lanka
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