Sri Lanka, May 13 -- A total of 16 motorcycles, including four high-capacity bikes that were assembled by illegally importing spare parts, have been seized by the Bandaragama Police.

The motorcycles were being ridden in a manner that caused inconvenience to the general public, emitting excessive noise, particularly disturbing people who were out partaking in Vesak celebrations and also other vehicles using the roads.

As a result, 16 youth along with the 16 motorcycles have been taken into police custody.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the registration plates on the four high-capacity motorcycles were suspicious.

Furthermore, Police said during the inspection, it was observed that the other motorcycles had been modified with ...