Two Lankans arrested with Rs. 210 Mn worth gold at BIA
2025-05-16
Two Sri Lankans have been apprehended at the Katunayake Airport for attempting to smuggle in 6.7 kgs of gold valuedContinue Reading
Three women nabbed with Kush Cannabis at BIA
2025-04-19
Three women have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for the possession of over 05 kilos of Kush Cannabis. BasedContinue Reading
Four arrested at BIA for smuggling Kush and Hashish
2025-04-15
Four suspects have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for attempting to smuggle in stocks of Kush cannabis and HashishContinue Reading
Two arrested with 117 kilos of cardamom at BIA
2025-04-06
Two residents of Colombo have been arrested with 117 kilos of cardamom at the Katunayake Airport. According to the Police,Continue Reading
Man arrested at BIA with Rs. 100 Mn worth of mobile phones
2025-04-04
An individual has been arrested at the Katunayake with over Rs. 100 million worth of new mobile phones. Customs officialsContinue Reading
Two arrested with narcotics and imported cigarettes at BIA
2025-03-31
Two suspects have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for the possession of narcotics and a stock of imported cigarettes.Continue Reading
Over 1.9 kg of Kush concealed in candy seized at BIA
2025-03-28
Officials of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit at the Katunayake Airport have seized 1.984 kilos of Kush cannabis that hadContinue Reading
Fake Canadian visa bust : Largest group nabbed at BIA
2025-03-26
Nine Sri Lankans have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport with forged Canadian visas, becoming the largest group to beContinue Reading
47 cartons of imported cigarettes seized at BIA
2025-03-20
A 43-year-old man has been arrested at the Katunayake airport for attempting to smuggle in 47 cartons of imported cigarettes.Continue Reading
29 yr old nabbed at BIA with over 40 bottles of foreign liquor
2025-03-14
A 29-year-old man has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for attempting to smuggle in foreign liquor and cardamom. AccordingContinue Reading
Customs officer among 03 arrested with Rs. 9M foreign cigarettes
2025-03-12
Three individuals, including a Customs Officer, have been arrested for attempting to smuggle in foreign cigarettes worth Rs. 9 million. Continue Reading
Canadian woman arrested with Rs. 170 mn worth Hashish at BIA
2025-03-10
A foreign woman has been arrested with 17 kilos of Hashish narcotics at the Katunayake Airport. According to Sri LankaContinue Reading
Two arrested at Airport with ‘Beauty’ milk powder tins
2025-03-05
Two persons have been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for illegally bringing into Sri Lanka tins of milk powder containingContinue Reading
Man arrested with over 5 kilos of Kush at BIA
2025-03-05
A 34-year-old man has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for the possession of Kush cannabis worth Rs. 52 million.Continue Reading
Kush-filled food packets land woman in trouble at Airport
2025-02-26
A 38-year-old woman has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for the possession of 1.2 kilos of Kush Cannabis worthContinue Reading
Smuggler’s unusual Punching Bag tactic fails in Airport
2025-02-24
An Indian national has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for smuggling 1.908 kilos of Kush Cannabis concealed inside aContinue Reading
BIA Gold Route service records Rs. 94.9MN revenue in 2024
2025-02-24
Driven by its appeal to luxury travellers, the Katunayake Airport’s BIA Gold Route service has recorded robust revenue of Rs.Continue Reading
Foreigner’s ‘Cuddly’ smuggling trick exposed in SL airport
2025-02-20
A 30-year-old Indian national has been arrested at the Katunayake Airport for illegally smuggling 1.330 kilos of Kush cannabis intoContinue Reading