Attempt to smuggle items of historical value thwarted ...
· Sri Lanka Customs > Biodiversity Protection Detections > Attempt to smuggle items of historical value thwarted. In four occasions six Sri Lankans who attempted to smuggle out ancient coins, ornaments, and various other items of historical values belonging to the Polonnaruwa reign and periods of Dutch, Portuguese and British rule, by concealing in their baggage were arrested on 27/09/2012 at ...