BIA

Two Sri Lankan passengers have been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a consignment of ‘‘Kush’’ narcotics valued at over Rs. 140 million. The suspects were taken into custody by the Customs Narcotics Control Unit…

A 28-year old Sri Lankan national has been arrested by officers of the Narcotics Control Unit (NCU) of Sri Lanka Customs for attempting to smuggle nearly 2.7 kilograms of ‘Kush’ cannabis into the country. The suspect had arrived in the…

A Canadian national attempting to smuggle a stock of hashish valued at Rs. 182.5 million through the Green Channel at the Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, has been arrested by officials of the Customs Narcotics Control…

Another 20 self-service check-in kiosks have been installed at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to improve efficiency and passenger experience at the airport. Passenger traffic at the BIA grew 16% to five million in the first…

Three Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake while attempting to travel to Greece using forged Greek residence visas. The suspects, aged 22, 24, and 25, who had entered Sri Lanka on…

A 20-year-old Canadian woman has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a consignment of Hashish estimated to be worth around Rs. 17.5 million into Sri Lanka. The arrest was made by customs…

The officers attached to the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have arrested an Indian woman with 1.2 kg of Kush cannabis who had arrived from Bangkok, Thailand. The suspect had…

An Indonesian passenger was arrested by the Narcotics Control Unit of the Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake last evening (22 Oct.). The woman, who had arrived from Doha, had attempted to…

Staffers of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have reportedly launched a protest outside the premises of the airport, based on several demands. Accordingly, nearly 3,000 employees representing the Sri Lanka Inter…

The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel has confirmed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed by the relevant authorities of Israel and Sri Lanka in order to commence the air service of providing direct passenger flights from…