Nine Sri Lankans arrested at BIA with gold

03 Aug, 2019

Nine Sri Lankans were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle gold out of the country.

The Police said the Sri Lankans were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department with 3kg of gold.

The gold is said to be worth Rs. 28 million.

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