An employee of the Katunayake Airport has been arrested on charges of having stolen goods from the luggage of passengers arriving at the airport, it was reported.
According to media reports, the suspect, employed at the luggage storage compound in the airport, was arrested by the Airport Police.
Evidence was recorded on the CCTV cameras at the location showing the suspect secretly entering the luggage storage compound and stealing goods from the luggage of passengers who had arrived from Malaysia on September 23.
The suspect was arrested after staff from the SriLankan Airlines investigation unit had monitored the video and filed a complaint with the Airport Police in this regard.
SriLankan Airlines and the Katunayake Airport staff had repeatedly received complaints on missing goods from passengers, due to which they had been vigilant, resulting in the arrest of the suspect.
The Katunayake Airport Police is conducting investigations into the arrest. (Newswire)