Customs destroy largest fag haul

Sri Lanka Customs along with the Ceylon Tobacco Company (CTC) today destroyed the largest haul of illicit cigarettes detected in the country’s history, which is over 200 million sticks that came in 21 containers in 2021 with an estimated value of Rs. 9.7 billion. It took place in Muthurajawela in the presence of top Customs and CTC officials, including State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe