Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Three arrested on attempt to smuggle foreign cigarettes.

November 26, 2018 by admin News 0 comments

26, November 2018 l News First

Three individuals who had attempted to smuggle foreign cigarettes into the country have been arrested by the Custom at the BIA.

The cigarettes are valued at over Rs. 2.5 million.

Media Spokesperson for the Customs, Sunil Jayarathne said that the arrested suspects had arrived at the country from Sharjah. They have been identified as residents of Maligawaththa and Thissamaharama.

Jayarathne added that the number of cases in smuggling cigarettes into the country have significantly increased.

https://www.newsfirst.lk/2018/11/26/three-arrested-on-attempt-to-smuggle-foreign-cigarettes/

Prev
Next

Related Posts

Bulgarian customs seize large amount of fake perfumes
January 22, 2013

Bulgarian customs officers seized large amount of fake perfumes from ‘suitcase...

Cash worth over Rs 12 lakh seized from vehicle in Odisha, four arrested
August 1, 2025

Rampur Police in Odisha’s Sonepur district seized Rs 12.15 lakh in cash from a...

Fake viagra among $6.5 million worth of knock-offs seized by Toronto police in international counterfeiting probe
November 29, 2013

An international counterfeiting probe into businesses across southern Ontario and...

Serial tobacco smuggler caught sneaking 12,600 cigarettes into Heathrow
March 16, 2015

A serial tobacco smuggler from Wembley has dodged an immediate prison sentence...