Illegally imported deep freezers seized at Mahinda Rajapaksa Port

WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013

In a raid conducted by Customs officers at the Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port a stock of deep freezers worth Rs. 10 million has been found imported illegally by a businessman. The port was opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa  on 18th November, 2010 with the first ceremonial berthing of the naval ship "Jetliner." The government said the opening of the port will turn a new chapter in the country’s development.

It is also reported that the same businessman had imported a stock of vehicles claiming they were bicycles.

Custom busts another racket WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013 Four vehicles worth Rs. 15 million imported from Japan having declared them to be machinery and bicycles were seized by the Customs Revenue Monitoring Unit today. The vehicles were concealed in a container that had arrived from Japan. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja