Chinese Nationals Cigarette Smuggling
Sri Lanka Customs intercepted 14 Chinese nationals attempting to smuggle 691 cartons of foreign cigarettes at Bandaranaike International Airport. The seized cigarettes were valued at LKR 20.73 million.
These guys thought they were gonna be cigarette kingpins, but ended up looking more like amateur hour - 691 cartons stuffed in luggage like they're trying to smuggle grandma's Christmas fruitcake. Guess their entrepreneurial spirit was stronger than their smuggling skills!
Sri Lanka Customs officers at the BIA intercepted 14 Chinese nationals for attempting to smuggle 691 cartons of foreign cigarettes concealed in 14 pieces of luggage. A total of 138,200 cigarette sticks, valued at LKR 20.73 million, were detected and seized by Customs BIA staff. https://t.co/9D3W6WqKDS