Female accountant caught bringing 100 gold biscuits
By Madura Ranwala-June 10, 2015
Customs at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) yesterday morning arrested a 31-year-old accountant at the Arrival Lounge with 100 gold biscuits weighing 10 kilos worth Rs. 50 million concealed in her bag.
She was returning from Dubai and arrived at the BIA around 1.10 a.m.
Customs Media Spokesman Leslie Gamini told The Island that the officers had detected her after a long investigation launched on a tip-off.
According to her passport, she was an accountant, Gamini said.
Customs Spokesman, however, refused to divulge her identity.
She was a frequent traveller, he said.
The contraband would be confiscated and the investigations were being conducted, he said.
