Customs Seize 48 Mn Rupees Worth of Gold at BIA

COLOMBO (News 1st); A stock of gold biscuits, illegally brought into the country, was seized at Katunayake Airport by customs authorities.

According to Customs Spokesman Sivali Arukkgoda, a security inspector at the airport was also taken into custody along with the gold.

The gold biscuits, weighing over two kilograms and valued at 48 million rupees, were being transported by a passenger, and the suspect was arrested when attempting to facilitate the remove of the gold biscuits from the premises.