[ORGANIZATION]
Sri Lanka Customs
Featured in 4 tracked stories · first seen
Situations
Sri Lanka drug trafficking exploitation
2 clusters · 3 sources · last updated
Latest: Sri Lanka Customs warns traffickers are using children and the elderly to smuggle drugs
In mid‑July 2026 Sri Lankan police placed a 24‑year‑old suspect in remand on charges of alleged drug‑trafficking and money‑laundering. A few weeks later, Sri Lanka Customs warned that traffickers were increasingly using
Sri Lanka financial market developments
3 clusters · 2 sources · last updated
Latest: Sri Lanka rupee steadies as bond yields fall, stock market mixed
In early July 2026 the rupee firmed to about 335 per US dollar, government‑bond yields edged higher and Treasury‑bill sales were strong while the Colombo Stock Exchange was largely flat. Mid‑July saw Sampath Bank launch
Sri Lanka customs anti‑smuggling crackdown
2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated
Latest: Sri Lanka Customs Seizes Rs 201 Million Hidden in Shipment Linked to Canadian Painter
In mid‑July 2026 Sri Lankan customs seized a shipment of illicit Chinese cigarettes valued at about Rs 450 million, hidden in refrigerated cargo panels. The seizure, one of the largest recent tobacco‑smuggling cases, hig
Also covered in
-
Sri Lanka Customs exceeds July revenue target for seventh month
[BUSINESS] · 2 sources ·