The Ministry of Finance is to confiscate 112 vehicles that had been illegally imported to Sri Lanka in the last few years, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
According to a Finance Ministry statement, the State Minister was quoted as saying that 112 vehicles had been illegally imported for Rs. 7 billion from 2015-2022.
State Minister Siyambalapitiya further said the illegally imported vehicles have been identified by the Fraud and Corruption Investigation Commission.
He said that measures will be taken to confiscate the illegally imported vehicles from the people who are currently using them.
The State Minister of Finance added that it was the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the vehicles had been imported through legal means. (Newswire)