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Woman arrested with gold biscuits in rectum
Dec 01, 201302:12 PM
A Sri Lankan woman has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle 2 pieces of gold biscuits, weighing 232g, concealed in her rectal cavity, an official said today.
The woman who was arrested last evening was also wearing 3 unfinished gold bangles and an unfinished gold necklace weighing 114 grams, customs media spokesman Leslie Gamini said.
The total value of the gold seized from the woman has been estimated at around Rs 1.73 million.
He also stated that this is the first instance where a woman was arrested while concealing gold in her rectum.
The airport customs is conducting investigations.
