Gang members selling stolen vehicles via Facebook arrested

August 27, 2020 at 1:51 PM

Four individuals have been arrested on charges of carrying out a racket involving the sale of stolen motorcycles and three-wheelers.

The Police said the suspects have been identified as members of an organized group.

They were arrested during a raid conducted based on a tip-off received by the Gampaha Police.

Investigations have revealed that the suspects had stolen motorcycles and three-wheelers from the Kandana, Ja-Ela and Wattala areas.

The suspects had thereafter sold the vehicles with fake number plates for a lower price via a page on Facebook.

Police recovered 13 motorcycles and 03 three-wheelers that had been stolen by the suspects. (Newswire)