Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- A joint operation involving the Walaana Anti-Corruption Strike Force and several other institutions has resulted in the seizure of data relating to 9 million vehicles as part of an investigation into the data systems of the Department of Motor Traffic.

The operation was launched on October 29 under an order issued by the Panadura Magistrate's Court, with the aim of investigating alleged fraud and corruption at the Department over an extended period.

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT), Sri Lanka Telecom and specialists from the Department of Computer Science of the University of Colombo also participated in the operation.

There have been repeated reports of illegally assembled vehicles ...