Customs authorities in Sri Lanka arrested a Chinese woman who landed at the Katunayake international airport in Colombo for attempting to smuggle in Chinese cigarettes valued at USD 88,548.
She had tried to pass through the channel for visitors with nothing to declare.
Officials from Sri Lanka Customs said that she was the fourth Chinese to be arrested in April at Colombo's airport.
The 44-year-old woman, who had arrived from Dubai, was apprehended with more than 100 cartons containing 20,980 sticks of cigarettes on Friday, customs officials said. She was fined and the illegal cigarettes were confiscated.
On Saturday, April 14, a Chinese man was arrested while attempting to smuggle in cigarettes valued at Rs. 1.4 million at the airport. Customs spokesman Deputy Director Sunil Jayaratne said the suspect aged 44, arrived from Singapore. He was arrested with 28,000 sticks (140 cartons) of cigarettes.
On Thursday, April 12, two Chinese were arrested while attempting to smuggle in cigarettes valued at LKR 2.2 million into Sri Lanka.
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