COLOMBO (News 1^st) – Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport have taken into custody a person who smuggled three gold chains to the country.

Customs Media Spokesperson, Sunil Jayarathne said, the gold chains were worth around 2.3 million rupees adding that the 44-year-old suspect had arrived in the island from Singapore.

Further investigations have been launched.

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