Customs Destroys Cigarettes Worth Rs. 677 Million

Daily Mirror, Tamilmirror and Newsfirst report that a stock of cigarettes valued at Rs. 677 million was destroyed at the Kerawalapitiya power plant. Daily Mirror identifies the site as the Western Power Plant, while Newsfirst calls it the Kerawalapitiya Power Plant.

Newsfirst reports that the destroyed stock comprised 2,802,960 cigarettes. Daily Mirror says Sri Lanka Customs officers seized the cigarettes at Bandaranaike International Airport between April 22 and July 27, 2026.

Lankadeepa also reports that foreign-made cigarettes brought into Sri Lanka through Katunayake airport were destroyed at the Kerawalapitiya plant on the 29th, but gives their value as Rs. 6.8 million. Ada Derana (සිංහල) describes the stock as foreign cigarettes worth more than Rs. 700 million.

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