INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The two suspects who were arrested yesterday (13) for storing illegally imported high-capacity motorcycles valued at Rs
travel ban has also been imposed on the owner of the warehouse.On July 12, police officers attached to the Central Crime Investigation
Bureau (CCIB) took custody of 21 illegally imported motorcycles found inside a storage facility at Bird Park, Hambantota.The raid was
carried out by a team of officers, including the Director of the CCIB, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamal Ariyawansa, based on special
information received by the Acting IGP.Police officers recovered 21 motorcycles, including high-capacity bikes, manufactured in foreign
countries that are prohibited from being imported into the country and were hidden in the bird feed warehouse at the Bird Park and Research
Centre located in Nagarawewa, Hambantota.Police said that each of these motorcycles is estimated to be valued at over Rs
15 million.Meanwhile, police also arrested the manager and storekeeper of this bird park, along with 04 cannabis plants that were found
illegally grown within the bird sanctuary premises.The suspects arrested are residents of Matara and Middeniya areas, aged 40 and 50, police
