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2001 Army-Issued Weapon Linked to Underworld: Devananda Remanded
Former minister Douglas Devananda was remanded until January 9 by a magistrate on Friday after being arrested in connection with
Summary
Devananda was taken into custody following investigations into a firearm recovered by police, based on information provided by an associate of deceased organised criminal Makandure Madush. Police investigations revealed that the firearm had been used in several murders and was later identified as a weapon issued by the Sri Lanka Army.
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People
- Douglas Devananda2
- Devananda2
- Devananda Remanded
Organisations
- Criminal Investigation Department2
- Homicide Investigation Unit
- Prevention of Terrorism Act
- Gampaha Magistrate's Court
- Army-Issued Weapon Linked
- Sri Lanka Army
- Army
Places
- Weliweriya
Keywords
- january2
- underworld
- makandure
- firearms
- bullets
- friday
- madush
- until
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