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
Gold prices down locally and globally
2025-05-14
Gold prices declined significantly, both globally and in Sri Lanka, following a temporary easing in trade tensions between the UnitedContinue Reading
CID launches probe into gold recovered during Sri Lanka war
2025-05-05
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched a probe into the approximately 10,000 items of gold jewellery that were recoveredContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Army returns wartime recovered Gold to Police
2025-05-02
Gold and Silver belonging to civilians, which had been with the LTTE during Sri Lanka’s civil war and were subsequentlyContinue Reading
Gold prices reach record highs in Sri Lanka today
2025-04-17
Gold prices in Sri Lanka have reached a record high today, in line with the increase in global gold prices.Continue Reading
Monkeys accused of stealing gold
2025-01-15
A group of monkeys are reported to have broken into a house in the Talalla area, taking off with someContinue Reading
Gold price sees value of bars hit $1m for the first time
2024-08-24
The price of gold has reached a record high, taking the value of an average bar of the precious metalContinue Reading
Two arrested with Rs. 100 Mn worth gold jewellery at BIA
2024-03-20
Two passengers were arrested at the Katunayake Airport on Tuesday for attempting to smuggle in gold jewellery worth Rs. 100Continue Reading
Two arrested with 09 kilos of gold at BIA
2024-03-04
Two persons have been arrested with 09 kilos of gold that had been illegally smuggled into Sri Lanka via air.Continue Reading
Gold & Kush detected in two separate cases by Customs
2023-11-16
Two individuals have been arrested over separate cases of smuggled goods, including narcotics, detected by the Sri Lanka Customs. AContinue Reading
Illegal Gold imports : Bad news for smugglers
2023-11-15
Sri Lanka Customs has decided to impose maximum penalties on those smuggling restricted items, including gold and electronic items, itContinue Reading
Gold worth Rs. 123 Mn seized at Katunayake Airport
2023-09-27
Sri Lanka Customs has seized a stock of gold items, including gold biscuits valued at Rs. 123 million at theContinue Reading
Gold prices increase in Sri Lanka
2023-08-08
An increase has been reported in gold prices in Sri Lanka today (August 08), according to local gold merchants. Accordingly,Continue Reading
Five arrested with Rs. 164 mn worth of gold at BIA
2023-07-11
Five suspects have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle out gold fromContinue Reading
Customs nabs five with over 5kg gold at airport
2023-06-27
Five individuals have been apprehended for attempting to smuggle out 5.56 kilos of gold to India. Based on a tip-off,Continue Reading
Gold prices dip in Sri Lanka
2023-06-02
Gold prices have dropped by nearly Rs. 5000 within a week in Sri Lanka, according to local gold merchants. Accordingly,Continue Reading
Gold smuggling MP fined and released
2023-05-24
Puttalam District MP Ali Sabry Raheem has been imposed a fine for the possession of undeclared gold and other electronicContinue Reading