Illict fags, large Karunka transshipment seized

The items siezed during two separate raids were displayed to the media at the Grayline Container Yard in Grandpass. A 20-foot container with a massive consignment of cigarettes worth over Rs. 470 million was seized by Customs Central Intelligence Directorate (CID) officials. 

Meanwhile, a 40-foot container with a large stock of Karunka (dried areca nut) meant for transshipment, worth over Rs. 27 million which had arrived in the Colombo Port from Malaysia in June this year, was siezed at the Grayline Container Yard. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe