A woman and a man were arrested at the airport with a stock of smuggled cigarettes early this morning.
The two who arrived in the island at 5.30 AM, smuggled 44,140 cigarettes carefully concealed in their luggage.
According to the Customs, the value of the smuggled cigarettes amounts to Rs. 441,400.
The two who are residents of Colombo were fined and released, while the stock of cigarettes has been confiscated.