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COLOMBO (News1st); An Assistant Customs Officer has been arrested in Colombo Fort with a stock of illegal cigarettes.
Sri Lanka Police said the suspect was arrested while transporting 7,000 cigarettes in a van.
Sri Lanka Police said Rs.590,000, which was allegedly earned by selling the illegal cigarettes was also seized.
The suspect is a 57-year-old resident of Angoda, Gothatuwa.