Police bust motorcycle assembly racket

COLOMBO (News1st); A group of officers from the Panadura Anti-Corruption Unit have succeeded in gathering information about a racket of assembling and selling motorcycles with imported motorcycle parts.

Police said 41 such motorcycles were seized while checking three motorcycle showrooms in Maspotha and Wariyapola in Kurunegala.

Police said 48CC and Mowad motorcycles were assembled in this manner and it's valued at close to Rs.20 million.

During interrogation it was revealed that the racket was carried out by a businessman who imports motorcycle parts in Kurunegala.

Investigations revealed that the government lost a massive amount of tax revenue due to the racket.

The buyers said they are unable to register the motorcycles bought from the showrooms and extensive investigations are underway regarding the racket.