Sri Lanka, March 24 -- A scheme involving the importation of luxury vehicles under the guise tractors, orchestrated by officials from the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) using forged documents, has been uncovered during the latest Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) meeting.

It was further revealed at the COPA meeting held on March 22 that the same officials had also violated licensing conditions for 158 vehicles imported under the pretext of being designated for religious institutions.

In response to a question raised by the COPA Chairman, Parliamentarian Aravinda Senarath, the Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasingha, explained that an investigation had been carried out concerning one of the officers in...