Colombo, December 31 (Daily Mirror) – A 45-year old businessman was arrested for smuggling foreign cigarettes and whisky worth Rs. 10 million, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning by the Airport Police. The suspect is a resident of Prince of Wales Road, Colombo 14 and frequently engaging in air travel for business purposes.
He had arrived at the Katunayake Airport on December 31 at 3:50 a.m. aboard an Indigo Airlines flight (6E-1164) from Bangalore, India.