Chinese national for attempting to smuggle birds’ nests

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Airport authorities arrested a Chinese national yesterday for attempting to smuggle birds’ nests out of the country. The 48-year-old Chinese man was arrested at the Departure Lounge of the Bandaranaike International Airport with edible bird’s nests worth Rs 1.9 million, Sri Lanka Customs officials said. The birds’ nests, a rare delicacy in China, were concealed in 12 tea tins, weighing 4.75 kilograms. The man was attempting to board a SriLankan flight to Guangzhou in Southern China hours before the Chinese President Xi Jinping were to arrive at the airport, according to the Custom officials. Investigations are underway by a team of customs officers led by a Superintendent of Customs while the suspect is currently being interrogated, the official said.

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