It is reported that a passenger who arrived at Katunayake Airport on Fly Dubai flight FZ 547 at 9.20 am yesterday (07) was arrested with 7 kg of gold.
Thus, a passenger who illegally brought 7 kg of gold worth 15 crore twenty five lakh rupees to Sri Lanka was arrested by a group of officers of the Police Anti-Narcotics Division while leaving the airport after completing all the checks carried out in the airport. reports that
It is said that the person who has been arrested is a businessman who lives in Maradana area of Colombo and engages in frequent flights.
Also, in the possession of this air passenger, the stock of gold, 42 gold biscuits weighing 4 kg and 400 grams, half of a gold biscuit, and a stock of jewelery weighing 2 kg and 600 grams, which had been hidden in 8 parcels in his waist area, were found.
It is reported that the gold stock and the suspected passenger were handed over to airport customs officials for further investigation.