PNB seizes Rs 5.2mn worth of contraband foreign fags
Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers took into custody two persons along with a stock of contraband foreign cigarettes worth Rs 5.2 million, at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Saturday and Sunday.
Police recovered 52,400 sticks in 262 cartons concealed in the suspects’ bags. One of the suspects is a 38-year-old resident of Rukgahawela in Nittambuwa. The other suspect (31) was from Tangalle.
The two suspects were released on police bail. They will appear before the Negombo Magistrate Court tomorrow (10).