Customs arrests passenger with gold jewellery worth Rs. 20 million

Colombo, June 30 (Daily Mirror) - Officers from the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport arrested a Sri Lankan national arriving from France for attempting to smuggle undeclared 24k gold jewellery through the green channel. 

Customs officials seized 995 grams of gold jewellery valued at approximately Rs. 20 million. 

The suspect, identified as a 47-year-old from Jaffna, was detained upon arrival on Qatar Airways flight QR 654. 

An investigation is currently ongoing by the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs to determine further details surrounding the incident.