Airport Cigarette Smuggling Bust
Sri Lanka Customs intercepted a foreign national at Bandaranaike International Airport with a significant smuggling haul of foreign cigarettes concealed in luggage. The seizure involved 140 cartons containing 28,000 cigarettes valued at Rs. 4.2 million discovered at the Green Channel.
Bro tried to walk through the Green Channel with enough cigarettes to supply a small nation, and three different news outlets still couldn't decide if he arrived on MU6017 or China Eastern—the real smuggling operation was the confused reporting we made along the way.
Sri Lanka Customs officers at Bandaranaike International Airport intercepted a foreign national arriving on MU6017 on June 28 after discovering 140 cartons (28,000 sticks) of foreign cigarettes concealed in luggage at the Green Channel. The cigarettes, valued at Rs. 4.2 million, https://t.co/5K2OWVCS4n
ALARMING! #lka Customs seized 28,000 cigarettes at Bandaranaike Airport after a passenger arriving from Shanghai tried to slip through the green channel. Another reminder that illegal smuggling attempts at entry points remain a persistent issue. https://t.co/wfKlEVgYoP
Sri Lanka Customs have arrested a foreigner at the Kaunayake Airport with a Rs. 4.2 million cigarette haul. The business employee was detained after arrival on a China Eastern Airlines flight. 140 cartons (28,000 sticks) concealed in the luggage were seized at the Green Channel. https://t.co/kVPxJ1wHLK