A 47-year-old individual was taken into custody in Wellampitiya yesterday after authorities discovered a large stock of illegally imported Manchester-type cigarettes at a residential premises.
The arrest followed a coordinated operation carried out by the Sri Lanka Army together with the Rajagiriya Police Special Task Force. Officials confirmed that a total of 165,200 cigarettes, estimated to be worth approximately Rs. 16.52 million, were seized during the raid.
The Sri Lanka Army stated that the Wellampitiya Police Station has launched further investigations into the incident.
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