The officers of Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB)
have arrested a foreign national who was in possession of a large stock of cigarettes smuggled into the country at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.
The consignment of cigarettes is estimated to be worth around Rs. 300,000.
The arrested suspect has been identified as a 31-year-old Indian national and he has been detained following an inspection carried out by the officers of PNB at the airport.