

A foreign national has been arrested in Kollupitiya, near Nimalka Gardens, after police recovered 540 sticks of foreign cigarettes allegedly brought into Sri Lanka illegally.

The arrest was carried out during a raid conducted by officers of the Colombo South Divisional Criminal Investigation Unit.
Police said the suspect is a 35-year-old Chinese national.
Further investigations into the incident are currently being carried out by the Kollupitiya Police.

