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The DIG’s office launched a probe after it had received six complaints.
The first suspect, Vidana Pathirana Harendra of Polgasowita, was arrested while he was
At the time of arrest, the suspect had a grenade in his possession, according to Police spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana.
Under interrogation the suspect revealed that PS Member Bandula was involved in the racket and the latter was in hiding in a rented house in Arangala area.
The police took into custody 18 vehicles.
UPFA PS member was arrested with eight vehicles. The recovered vehicles are four double cabs, two lorries, two vans and ten cars.
The perpetrators had rented cars from rent-a-car companies and had lease purchased vehicles from areas like Mirihana, Mount Lavinia and Nuwara Eliya.
The first suspect was grilled on a 72-hour detention order. Produced before the Nugegoda magistrate last night, the PS member was remanded till June 25.
By Madura Ranwala
