- A suspect was arrested in the Kandanegedara area of Kuliyapitiya with a foreign-manufactured 12-bore arm and a live hand grenade.
Police said six live BMG rounds were also found in his possession.
The raid was carried out by a team of officers from the Organized Crime Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), based on information received.
The suspect is a 40-year-old resident of Walakumburamulla, Kuliyapitiya.
The Criminal Investigation Department is conducting further investigations into the incident.
The raid was carried out by a team of officers from the Organized Crime Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), based on information received. The suspect is a 40-year-old resident of Walakumburamulla, Kuliyapitiya. The Criminal Investigation Department is conducting further investigations into the incident.
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Organisations- Criminal Investigation Department2
- Organised Crime Investigation Division
- Organized Crime Investigation Division
Places- Walakumburamulla2
- Kuliyapitiya2
- Kandanegedara
- Kadanegedara
Keywords- arrested2
- suspect2
- live2
- bmg2
- cartridg
- firearms
- grenade
- illegal
- weapon
- stash
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