Rs. 1 bn worth Rosewood stock seized by Customs
Posted by Editor on April 2, 2014 - 10:14 am
Sri Lanka Customs today seized a stock of 420 MT of Rosewood worth over Rs.1 billion, that was imported from an Eastern African country and to be exported to a Middle Eastern country, at the Orugodawatta yard, Customs said.
They said the stock of wood was stored in 28 containers.
(Daily Mirror)
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