Customs intensify checks on passengers using the VIP lounge.

Sri Lanka Customs has intensified their checks on the passengers using the arrival and departure lounges allocated for VIPs at the Bandaranaike International Airport. This is a sequel to the detection of gold biscuits and smartphones brought to the country by a ruling party parliamentarian representing the Puttalam district, Ali Sabry Rahim. Mr Rahim had used the VIP lounge for his travel overseas. Rahim was subsequently released by customs after paying a fine, and he had left Sri Lanka for a Middle Eastern country on a Fly Dubai flight last night.