Court orders for seized luxury vehicles to be handed over to Customs

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered for five luxury vehicles, seized by the Bribery Commission after it was found that they had been imported by submitting false information to the Department of Motor Traffic, to be handed over to Sri Lanka Customs.

Investigations by the Bribery Commission have revealed that the government lost approximately Rs. 300 million in tax revenue due to the illegal importation of these vehicles, which are estimated to be worth around Rs. 600 million.

The Bribery Commission had taken these vehicles into its custody based on court orders previously issued in relation to the investigation. 

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage, has ordered that the vehicles be handed over to Sri Lanka Customs for additional investigations after accepting the facts presented by the Bribery Commission.