Bathroom fittings turned into footwear
A container load of footwear imported in the guise of bathroom fittings has caused a loss of Rs 1,800, 000 to Sri Lanka Customs.
Customs officials opened the container at the Grayline container yard in Grandpass area in Colombo this afternoon.
Customs Spokesperson Lesley Gamini said there were 3816 pairs of footwear of which the estimated value is Rs 2, 000,000.
The container has come from China under false documents of importing bathroom fittings.