Person nabbed with 400,000 foreign cigarettes in Pettah
Posted by Editor on February 1, 2019 - 8:43 am
A person in possession of a stock of 400,000 foreign cigarettes worth around Rs 20 million has been arrested by the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) in Pettah.
The cigarette haul has been smuggled in from Dubai, according to the Police Media Spokesperson.

Latest Headlines in Sri Lanka
- Mahindananda remanded until May 26, 2025 May 19, 2025
- Sri Lankan President visits Mihindu Seth Medura to inquire into welfare of war heroes May 19, 2025
- Milan Jayathilake arrested May 19, 2025
- Mahindananda appears in court over substandard fertilizer case May 19, 2025
- Chamara Sampath Dasanayake granted bail May 19, 2025