Youth arrested with smuggled cigarettes at BIA
July 21, 2025 07:33 am
An individual has been arrested at the at the arrival terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for smuggling a total of 10,000 sticks of foreign-made cigarettes (50 cartons).
Based on a tip-off received, the suspect was arrested during a raid conducted this morning (21) by a team of officers from the Airport Unit of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), police said.
The suspect is a 22-year-old resident of the Vavuniya area.
The Airport Unit of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) is conducting further investigations into the incident.
