COLOMBO: A Kuwaiti man and woman convicted of assaulting customs
officers at Sri Lanka's main international airport were handed a six
month jail sentence suspended for five years, an official said Saturday.
A magistrate sentenced on Friday the 32-year-old woman and her
29-year-old male partner, who were also fined 138,000 rupees ($860).
They were arrested trying to smuggle in a Burmese Mastiff into the
country in July without following quarantine procedures. The woman was
caught on CCTV cameras assaulting customs officers who tried to stop
them.
Bringing pets into the island without quarantine clearance can lead to
the forfeiture of the animal as well as a fine of up to 100,000 rupees
($625).
Customs spokesman Vipula Minuwanpitiya said the pet dog was confiscated
and later given back to the couple to be taken out of the country.
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