Colombo, March 18 (Daily Mirror) – A consignment of illegally imported cigarettes worth over Rs. 120 million was recovered by the Customs Revenue Task Force (RTF) during an inspection at a warehouse within the Colombo Port premises.
The consignment contained a total of 713,000 sticks of cigarettes (3,565 cartons), which were smuggled into the country as part of a disguised shipment.
According to the Customs Department, the cigarettes were hidden within the packaging of goods imported from the United Arab Emirates for a company based in Padukka.
The contraband was discovered concealed inside five pallets of hollowed-out polypropylene corrugated sheets (5mm thick), which had been imported from the UAE to the same company.
