The Kottawa Police have arrested an SUV driver who was widely highlighted on social media for reckless driving and repeated traffic violations.

Investigations were launched after several videos circulated online showing the vehicle being driven dangerously on public roads, endangering motorists and pedestrians. 

Using the footage and other information, officers traced and located the SUV, identifying the suspect as a resident of Pannipitiya.

Police confirmed that the driver did not possess a valid license. Strict legal action is being pursued against him for operating a vehicle unlawfully and in a hazardous manner.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the court today (27), while further investigations continue under the Piliyandala Police. (Newswire)

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Two men were arrested after the Police had found an internationally manufactured weapon concealed in the SUV they were travelling in. 

According to the Police, the weapon was found during an inspection of the SUV in Yatawatta in Matale District yesterday. 

During the vehicle inspection, conducted by officers from the Yatawatta Police, a 09 mm internationally manufactured weapon was found concealed in the vehicle.

The driver and passenger of the vehicle, aged 39 and 44, who are residents of Narammala and Kurunegala, were taken into Police custody.

The Yatawatta Police is conducting further investigations. (Newswire)

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Two youths from the same family were reported dead after the Jeep they were travelling in overturned into the Kumburapola Oya along the Kuliyapitiya – Hettipola main road early this morning.

The Police said as the Jeep was recovered from the river, two youths were found stuck inside the vehicle and died upon admission to the Kuliyapitiya Hospital. 

The deceased are identified as brothers aged 25 and 27 years old and residents of Kurunegala. 

Preliminary investigations suggest that as the area consists of bends, the driver may have lost control of the vehicle and overturned into the river.

The Kuliyapitiya Police is conducting investigations into the incident. (Newswire/ Image- Accident1st)

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The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the owners of six super luxury SUVs valued at over Rs. 600 million, illegally brought into the country, to immediately hand over their vehicles to the Bribery Commission. 

According to Lankadeepa newspaper, the vehicles had been illegally brought into the country depriving the country of Rs. 300 million in customs duties and had also been unlawfully registered by deleting the data in the Department of Motor Traffic’s computer system.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thilina Gamage had issued the order to hand over the vehicles to the Bribery Commission after considering a request made by the commission which had filed six complaints.

The judge has instructed the vehicle owners to hand over the three monteros and the three luxury jeeps to the Bribery Commission before June 07, 2024. (Newswire)

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