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Tuesday, 18 August 2015

Passenger arrested with drugs without a permit

A passenger was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport this morning with medical drugs which sis not have a permit to be brought to Sri Lanka.
The 44 year old Sri Lankan man had in his possession 116, 465 Tramadol and 6, 800 Misoprostol, valued at Rs. 1,334,650.

The customs department said that the passenger had arrived from Chennai, India onboard Sri Lankan airlines flight UL 126.
Misoprostol is a medication used to start labor, induce abortions, prevent and treat stomach ulcers, and treat postpartum bleeding due to insufficient contraction.
Read news in full 09/08/15 Colombo Gazette

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