Nine youths have been arrested for attempting to engage in a motorcycle race for cash bets in the Gorakapola area in the Western Province early this morning (Aug. 14).
According to Lankadeepa, the Panadura North Police apprehended the suspects based on a tip-off on the motorcycle race to be conducted on Galle Road.
The group was arrested while preparing to commence the race near the Gorakapola Fuel Station at around 12.30 am today.
The arrested suspects are aged between 20 and 26 years and are residents of Moratuwa and surrounding areas.
The Panadura North Police has taken into custody four motorcycles along with the nine suspects. (NewsWire)