Sri Lankan customs today sent back to Japan a consignment of spare parts after detecting radiation in it, officials said.
Customs spokesman Leslie Gamini said the shipment had come from a Japanese import source operating close to the Fukushima nuclear plant affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
"We detected radiation in the shipment. So rejected entry to it," he said.
Sri Lanka Ports Authority in March 2011 set up scanners to test Japanese imports for radiation.
Inbound containers and motor vehicles are driven through radiation scanners at the Colombo port.
