Three arrested over fake drivers’ license racket
The suspects have been arrested over a racket of producing and distributing counterfeit driving licenses and vehicle registration documents.
In a raid yesterday (Jan. 10), officers of the Polonnaruwa Divisional Crime Investigation Division have arrested the primary suspect, who is a 48-year-old resident of the Manampitiya area.
He was found in possession of 19 counterfeit driving licenses.
Further investigations have led to the arrests of two more persons.
One suspect, aged 39 and a resident of Boralesgamuwa, operated a driving school near the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) in Werahera, while the other, a 60-year-old resident of Narahenpita, was involved in preparing counterfeit licenses near the Department of Motor Traffic in Narahenpita.