A Mount Lavinia resident has been penalized for illegally transporting fuel, after being caught with a significant quantity of petrol without proper authorization.
The ruling was delivered by Pasan Amaraseena, who imposed a fine of Rs. 2,500 along with a two-month prison sentence on the offender.
Police stated that the individual had purchased the petrol from a filling station in Wellawatte before attempting to transport it in a lorry. Acting on suspicion, officers from the Wellawatte Police intercepted the vehicle near the station and took the suspect into custody.
A search of the lorry uncovered four fuel cans containing a total of 65 liters of petrol, with an estimated value of around Rs. 20,000. The suspect was subsequently produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, where the sentence was handed down.
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