CID sleuths nab two returning from Dubai with over 1,000 phones, etc. , at BIA

The officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) Katunayake, yesterday (17) arrested two Sri Lankan passengers who were in possession of 1,083 mobile phones and 200 high-capacity pen drives, which had not been declared.

Police said that they had arrived from Dubai.

One of the two arrested suspects has been identified as a 59-year-old resident of Colombo 12, while the other suspect is a 24-year-old from Colombo 14.

The value of the confiscated items found in the possession of the suspects is estimated to be around Rs. 50 million, according to police. The seized items have been handed over to the Sri Lanka Customs for further investigations.