Five passengers have been arrested for attempting to smuggle a stock of gold biscuits and jewellery into the country t the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.
The customs said that four women and a man, who had arrived in Sri Lanka from Dubai onboard two separate flights, have been arrested with 06 kg of gold biscuits and jewellery worth around Rs. 123 million by the officers of the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs.
The customs officers found the stock of gold biscuits and jewellery concealed in their bodies and within the hand luggage they were carrying.
The arrested passengers were identified as residents of the Colombo.
The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs have initiated further investigations regarding the detections.
