රුපියල් කෝටි 4කට අධික කොකේන් සමග විදේශීය ජාතිකයෙකු ගුවන්තොටේදී මාට්ටු
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Daily Mirror, Newswire and Ada Derana report that a 64-year-old South Korean national was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake in connection with cocaine valued at approximately Rs. 49.4 million. Daily Mirror identifies the arresting officers as members of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau, while Newswire calls them Police Narcotics Bureau officers.
Newswire reports that the man, a carpenter, arrived at BIA on October 26 after travelling from Tabuk Airport in Saudi Arabia through Dubai. Newswire says the suitcase containing suspected narcotics did not arrive on his flight and was later transported to Katunayake on another aircraft.
Newswire reports that police monitored the luggage after receiving intelligence from the Inspector General of Police and arrested the man on Sunday (01), when he returned to collect the suitcase. Newswire says further investigations are underway.
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Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- Lankadeepa · කෝටි පහක හෂීෂ් ගුවන්තොටෙන් අල්ලයි
- Ada Derana · Two passengers including woman arrested with foreign cigarettes consignment at BIA
- Sri Lanka Mirror · Myanmar national nabbed at BIA with Kush
- Hiru News (தமிழ்) · வானூர்தி நிலையத்தில் பல இலட்சம் ரூபா பெறுமதியான சிகரெட்டுகளுடன் வெளிநாட்டுப் பிரஜைகள் கைது!
- Newswire · Indian national arrested with Rs. 454 Mn worth of cocaine and Ecstasy at BIA