Chinese woman arrested with illegal cigarettes worth Rs. 1 million
April 27, 2018 10:16 am
A stock of illegal cigarettes worth over Rs. 1 million, smuggled into the country, was seized at the Green Channel of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the custom officials today (27).
A Chinese woman (44) who allegedly smuggled the stock was arrested earlier today with 20980 sticks (approximately105 cartons) of Chinese cigarettes.
She has arrived at the country by a flight bearing the number FZ 557 from Dubai, at 2.30 am, according to custom officials.
The suspect was released on a penalty of Rs. 50,000 at the customs inquiry, and the goods were forfeited.
