Govt to seize 112 illegally imported vehicles in SL: State Minister

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April 25, Colombo (LNW): The government plans to seize 112 vehicles that were unlawfully imported into Sri Lanka over the past several years, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya disclosed.

In a statement issued by the Finance Ministry, the State Minister highlighted that these vehicles, valued at Rs. 7 billion, had been brought into the country illegally between 2015 and 2022.

Siyambalapitiya noted that the Fraud and Corruption Investigation Commission had identified these unlawfully imported vehicles.

Steps, accordingly, would be taken to confiscate these vehicles from their current owners who are utilising them, he emphasised.

The State Minister underscored that buyers are responsible for ensuring that vehicles are legally imported.

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