A UPB consignment from UAE consigned to a person of Pichchamal Watta, Gurudeniya, Kandy, was unloaded on 04-06-2025 to CSL warehouse, 760, Dr. Danister De Silva Mawatha, Colombo 09. This consignment having 6.402CBM consists of 19 packages was detained by SDC (Passenger Services) for the suspicious scan image. It was informed to collect the UPB consignment on 03 occasions, 28-07-2025, 22-08-2025 and 03-09-2025 respectively and letters were returned mentioning that the passenger’s address was inexistent.
As per the instructions of SDC (passenger services) it was decided to examine the consignment in front of the shipping agent of Nirmana Cargo and Logistics and the representative staff of CSL Warehouse.
Accordingly, the consignment was examined on 30-10-2025 in front of the shipping agent and the staff of CSL Warehouse.
Found items were inventoried and identified as
• TV stand – 04 nos, Coffee table – 04 nos, Benches with cushion – 16 nos, Sofa set (in 04 pkgs), Chairs – 04 nos, Carpet roll – 01, Air conditioner – 01, Wall arts – 02 nos. Chandeliers (03 nos.), 55” television
1412 cartons of Manchester Red cigarette and 360 cartons of Platinum Seven Cigarettes were found concealed in TV stand – 04 nos, Coffee table – 04 nos, and Benches with cushion – 16 nos. The value of the cigarettes is amounted to Rs. 26,580,000/-.
A UPB consignment was delivered from the United Arab Emirates to an individual in the Pichamal Wattha area of Gurudeniya, Kandy.
