Ugandan man arrested with 858 gemstones at BIA
June 30, 2018 11:49 am
Sri Lanka Customs arrested an Ugandan national at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to smuggle 858 rough gemstones into the country.
The 63-year-old suspect had arrived from Dubai at 8.30pm.
The 858 Blue Sapphire gemstones found in his possession area valued at over Rs 8 million.
Further investigations were carried out under the guidance of an Additional Director General of Customs and the suspect was released on a penalty of Rs 30,000.
Meanwhile in a separate detection airport customs apprehended a Sri Lankan aged 37 who arrived from Singapore at 9.30pm yesterday (29) while attempting to smuggle three gold biscuits into the country.
The gold biscuits, which were concealed in his body, are valued at Rs 2,025,000.
