Sri Lanka bans heavy vehicles traveling southward from the northern Vavuniya town

Following the seizure of a truck carrying over 1,000 kg of C-4 explosives Sri Lanka has temporarily banned heavy vehicles traveling from Northern Province Vavuniya to the southern areas of the country.

Vavuniya Senior Superintendent of Police Sisira Mendis said that the decision was taken due to security reasons.

Any heavy vehicle which wants to travel to south will have to obtain a special permit to proceed beyond the Irattaperiyakulam checkpoint south of Vavuniya. However, the new law is not applied for light vehicles and the buses.

The Police yesterday arrested a truck with 1,052 kilograms of C-4 explosives carefully hidden in the truck under a pile of coconuts at the Palugashandiya checkpoint. Palugashandiya is located in the Kotawehera Police division, six miles northwest of Nikaweratiya.

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