An individual was arrested last night at the arrival terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for smuggling 7,600 sticks of foreign-made cigarettes, equivalent to 28 cartons.
The arrest followed a tip-off and was carried out by officers from the Airport Unit of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), police confirmed.
The suspect is a 20-year-old resident of the Elabadagama area.
The Police Narcotics Bureau is currently conducting further investigations into the case.
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