Suspect arrested with smuggled cigarettes at BIA
July 7, 2025 08:07 am
An individual has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for smuggling a total of 3,200 sticks of foreign-made cigarettes (16 cartons).
Based on a tip-off received this morning (07), the suspect who arrived in the country from Dubai was arrested in a raid conducted by a team of officers from the Airport Unit of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), police said.
The suspect is a 50-year-old resident of the Galewela area.
The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) is conducting further investigations into the incident.
