Illicit cigarette haul from Minuwangoda
August 15, 2010 11:33 am
A stock of illicit cigarettes worth millions of rupees was detected by the Excise Department officials at Minuwangoda last night. Two suspects were taken into custody along with the stock of cigarettes.
The Narcotics Unit of the Excise Department carried out this raid late yesterday. The illicit cigarettes valued at around Rupees 45 million had been concealed in a house at Minuwangoda, said Excise Department spokesman Prabhath Jayawickrema.
Initial investigations have revealed that the cigarettes
have been brought in from