Municipal Council member arrested over illegally assembled SUV

Municipal Council member arrested over illegally assembled SUV

June 2, 2021   10:58 am

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested a suspect in the area of Kaduwela on Tuesday (June 01) over an illegally assembled SUV.

The 46-year-old was identified a member of the Kaduwela Municipal Council, Police Spokesperson stated.

He was taken into custody on charges of using an illegally assembled SUV with a fake number plate, DIG Ajith Rohana added.

As per reports, the SUV in question had been in the suspect’s possession for nearly five years.

The arrested municipal council member is expected to be produced before Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (June 02).

The CCD is conducting further investigations into the matter.

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