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Passenger held with gems worth Rs 2 million at BIA
March 22, 2018 03:59 pm
A Sri Lankan passenger has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to smuggle gems worth around Rs 2 million out of the country.
The 44-year-old from Thiththapajjala was preparing to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur at 8.30am this morning (22) when he was apprehended by Customs Staff.
A spokesman said that following the Customs inquiry, the gems were forfeited and a penalty of Rs 25,000 was imposed on the passenger.
