en_16212_0	An attempt made to smuggle in foreign cigarettes to the country has been foiled at the Katunayake International Airport.
en_16212_1	The stock of 14,500 sticks of cigarettes, packed in 72 cartons and 10 packets were hidden in their travelling bags.
en_16212_2	According to the customs officials the seized cigarettes are estimated be worth nearly 725 thousand rupees.
en_16212_3	Customs officials said that the two Sri Lankans who attempted to smuggle in the cigarettes have been fined and the haul of cigarettes confiscated.