COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Customs seized “sandalwood” pieces concealed inside four traveling bags of beetle leaves by a Pakistani national at departure terminal of the Bandaranaka International Airport, Katunayake here the other day
Total weighing of the Sandalwood amounted to 128.9 kg and was valued to be LKR 193,950.00. At the customs inquiry conducted, goods were forfeited and a penalty of LKR 100,00.00 was imposed on the offender since the said attempt is a violation of Fauna & Flora Protection Ordinance and Forest Ordinance.
