The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched a special investigation into an alleged luxury vehicle smuggling racket involving a son of a former President, according to a report published by the state-owned newspaper Dinamina.

The report did not identify the former President or the individual alleged to be involved.

According to Dinamina, investigators are probing the alleged illegal importation of luxury vehicles worth millions of rupees by evading Customs duties during previous administrations.

The report claimed that several vehicles had allegedly been brought into the country concealed inside shipping containers and that some were being used by children of politically connected individuals.

It further alleged that some of the vehicles had been registered with the assistance of corrupt officials at the Department of Motor Traffic.

Dinamina also reported that investigators had found instances where Customs duties were later paid for vehicles instead of the vehicles being confiscated.

The newspaper further claimed that one such vehicle had previously been seized by the CID and handed over to Sri Lanka Customs, where it remains in custody.

According to the report, the son of the former President is expected to be summoned by the CID for questioning next week as part of the ongoing investigation.

No official statement has yet been issued by the Police or the CID regarding the reported investigation. (Newswire)

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The son-in-law of former minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena has refuted reports claiming that two luxury vehicles had been found in his residence in Aniwate, Kandy recently.

Speaking to the media today, he said there was a mud-slinging campaign going around tarnishing his and his father-in-law’s reputations.

Stating that he currently resides in Colombo, he further said that the vehicles had been found in Kandy and that he was not involved in any way. 

Rohitha Abeygunawardena’s son-in-law further said that he has filed a complaint with the Police against the false reports. 

His comments come after the Kandy Crimes Division had found a BMW and a luxury SUV in the garage of a residence in Aniwatte, Kandy recently. 

It was initially reported that the vehicle belonged to a relative of former minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena and was suspected to have been illegally brought into the country. (Newswire)

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