Excise officer arrested for soliciting Rs. 2 million bribe
December 11, 2025 11:35 am
An Excise officer attached to the Narcotics Unit of the Excise Department has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 2 million.
The officer is accused of demanding the bribe to avoid taking legal action after inspecting a local pharmaceutical manufacturing plant and alleging that the company was grinding cannabis using illegal machinery.
The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.
