Police have arrested two individuals over attempting to smuggle 6kg of gold worth nearly Rs.125 million to India.
A 38-year-old resident of Wellampitiya was arrested in Armour Street with the stock of gold, while travelling to Jaffna from Colombo by bus.
Investigations revealed the stock of gold was ready to be smuggled to India illegally.
Police arrested a 40-year-old resident of Mathagal who was involved in the racket, following further investigations.
Further investigations are underway to arrest any other suspects involved in the incident.
