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By Ifham Nizam and Prabhath Withana An investigation by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) into a complaint of fraud, which caused a loss of over USD 18 million to the government coffers, has been stalled by a minister, according to police sources. The CCD commenced the investigation, several weeks ago, following a complaint against a […]
Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); 200 million foreign cigarettes valued at over Rs. 09 Billion were seized by Sri Lanka customs after inspecting 21 suspicious freight containers in Colombo on Thursday (13). The Compliance and Facilitation Division of Sri Lanka Customs had launched an investigation into 21 freight containers imported to Sri Lanka for re-exports under the Entrepot Trade system. “When 03 freight containers were inspected at the beginning a consignment of foreign cigarettes were detected and thereafter it was revealed that all 21 freight containers contained illegal foreign cigarette...