Four nabbed for selling stolen vehicles on Facebook
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Four nabbed for selling stolen vehicles on Facebook

August 27, 2020   12:16 pm

Four members of an organized group involved in a racket of selling stolen motorbikes and three-wheelers have been arrested by Gampaha Police.

The suspects have been arrest on a raid based on a tip-off received by the Gampaha police.

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the gang had stolen motorbikes and three-wheelers from Kandana, Ja-Ela, and Wattala areas and sold them with fake number plates for lower prices.

The scammers had carried out the fraud through a Facebook page claiming low prices for motorbikes, stated the Police.

Police have found 13 motorbikes and 03 three-wheelers stolen by the gang.

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