Man Fined, Jailed for Illegal Petrol Transport in Mount Lavinia

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Mount Lavinia Magistrate Pasan Amarasena has ordered a fine of Rs. 2,500 and a mandatory two-month prison sentence for a man found transporting petrol without a valid license. 

The sentence was imposed on a resident of Badowita, who was arrested by the Wellawatte Police. 

The arrest was made near a filling station in Wellawatte following a tip-off that the suspect had obtained fuel unlawfully. 

At the time, police seized four cans containing a total of 65 liters of petrol from the lorry.

The suspect was later produced before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, where the sentence was delivered. 

Police stated that the seized fuel stock was valued at approximately Rs. 20,000.