Sri Lanka, June 29 -- Two luxury vehicles valued at over Rs. 30 million, allegedly imported into the country illegally, have been seized by police in Bandaragama.

The Panadura Walana Anti-Vice Unit said these vehicles belong to a close associate of a powerful politician in the Kalutara District.

The seized vehicles include a luxury Montero jeep and a Caravan van, police said.

The Western Province Intelligence Bureau (WPIB) seized the van while hidden in a property in Bandaragama following a tip-off.

Separately, police also received a tip-off that there is another vehicle in Millaniya, Horana with the same registration number as the van.

Preliminary investigations revealed that it is a legitimately registered vehicle used by a person ...