Officials of the Bribery Commission arrested two more customs officers in connection with the case where Rs. 125 million was solicited from a businessman last October.

The two customs Superintendents were arrested at the Customs Headquarters this morning.

Three customs officials were arrested in October last year while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 125 million.

The arrested include a Customs Superintendent, a Deputy Customs Superintendent and an Assistant Customs Superintendent.

The officials had allegedly asked for a bribe of Rs. 150 million from a spare parts agent to release a stock of spare parts imported for the use of SLTB evading duty and solicited a bribe of Rs 125 million.