COLOMBO: A Sri Lankan was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) departure lounge this with foreign currency worth Rs. 48,309,692.00, a customs department spokesman said here the other day.
The suspect, a resident of Mattakuliya, was about to board a plane heading to Dubai via Qatar when the foreign currency was detected.
According to the customs department, the suspect had in his possession 950 Kuwait Dinar, 110,000 Japanese Yen, 48,500 Qatar Riyal, 802,000 Saudi Riyal, 72,000 USD, 450 Euros, 30,000 UK Pounds and 33,500 UAE Dirham.