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Latest Update Customs security officer arrested for accepting bribe November 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM

A Sri Lanka Customs Security Officer has been arrested by investigating officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on charges of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000.

The suspect, identified as Ranathunga Gamaralalage Chathura Devinda Ranathunga, was apprehended at approximately 2:25 p.m. today (November 12, 2026) inside the Sri Lanka Customs Head Office. According to CIABOC, the officer had demanded and accepted Rs. 15,000 per motorcycle totaling Rs. 30,000 to release the necessary documents to clear two motorcycles imported from Japan by the complainant’s nephew and a friend.

The arrested suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court. (Newswire)

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