{"id":67621,"date":"2013-01-03T09:32:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T09:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=67621"},"modified":"2013-01-09T08:43:17","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T08:43:17","slug":"director-of-customs-fraud-division-taken-into-custody-when-accepting-a-bribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/director-of-customs-fraud-division-taken-into-custody-when-accepting-a-bribe\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Of Customs Fraud Division Taken Into Custody When Accepting A Bribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Director of Customs Fraud Investigation Division, Ranjan Kanagasabe,taken into custody today whilst accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000,000.00 (One million)\u00a0He joined the department in 1976 and about to retire in another years time. 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