American arrested at BIA with live bullets
An American who was about to board a plane to Chennai was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with live bullets in his possession.
The US national had arrived at the airport last night (Wednesday) with a female passenger.
Airport authorities said that the man had 9-mm ammunition and a magazine in his possession.
The passenger was handed over to the Police for further investigations.
The female passenger was allowed to leave the airport. (Colombo Gazette)