Airline employee arrested with Gold worth Rs. 32 million
Posted by Editor on April 11, 2019 - 2:39 pm
An airline staff member has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) over an attempt to smuggle in gold biscuits.
An airline ground handling staff member has been arrested by Customs officials in this manner.
Reportedly, the said staff member had attempted to smuggle in 4 kg of gold biscuits worth Rs 32 million.
The suspect was identified as a resident of Wattala.
Further investigations are being conducted into the incident by the Airport Customs.
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Maybe, the top managers and directors of the Airline can be paid with these gold bars.
Their salaries are in the millions per month.